document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1059023>Question 1059023</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The average number of tankers arriving every day to a certain port city is 10. The facilities at the port can accommodate at most 15 tankers per day. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the probability that on a given day the parking lot will be filled<BR>\n" );
document.write( ". (Round to 4 decimals) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #674102 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=674102\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assuming a Poisson distribution--discrete, proportional to time, could theoretically be infinite--the parameter is 10.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, for 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(x=15)=e^(-10)*10^15/15!=0.0347 </SPAN>\n" );
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