document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1075147>Question 1075147</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve the following problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At the University of Science and Technology,students arrive at the examination centre to write examinations at an average rate of 3 students per minute. Assuming that the student arrival rate follows an appropriate probability distribution, determine the probability that at most two students arrive in a given minute. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #689855 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><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=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=689855\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We use the Poisson(P) Probability Distribution<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The formula for P is<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(x;u) = (e^u) * (u^x) / x!, where e = 2.71828<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To solve the problem we need to calculate<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(0;3) + P(1;3) + P(2;3) = 0.05 + 0.15 + 0.22 = 0.42<BR>\n" );
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