document.write( "Question 1069974: In a two-hour period an average of 2 1/2 telephone calls per minutes arrives at a switchboard. Determine the probability that more than six calls arrive in a particular minute. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #685263 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Poisson with parameter 2.5 looking for >6\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "look at 7 \n" ); document.write( "e^(-2.5)2.5^7/7!=0.0099 \n" ); document.write( "and 8 \n" ); document.write( "e^(-2.5)*2.5^8/8!=0.0031 \n" ); document.write( "for 9, 0.0008, and for 10 0.0002 \n" ); document.write( "for 11 is 0.000049 \n" ); document.write( "0.0132 \n" ); document.write( " |