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document.write( "Recent crime reports indicate that 17.6 motor vehicle thefts occur every hour in Canada. Assume that the distribution of thefts per hour can be approximated by a Poisson probability distribution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. 	Calculate the probability exactly four thefts occur in an hour.(Round the final answer to 5 decimal places.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. 	What is the probability there are no thefts in an hour? (Round the final answer to 5 decimal places.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c. 	\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the probability there are at least 20 thefts in an hour? Use excel or online calculator to find the answer. (Round the final answer to 5 decimal places.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #733368 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=733368\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The Poisson Probability(P) Distribution formula is<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P (x, mu) = (e^-mu)*(mu^x)/x!, where mu=17.6 thefts/hour, e=2.71828<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) P (4, 17.6) = (e^-17.6) * (17.6^4)/4! = 0.00000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) P (0, 17.6) = (e^-17.6) * (17.6^0)/0! = 0.00000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c) P (x>=20, 17.6) = 1 - summation i = 0, 19 of P(i, 17.6) = 0.31406<BR>\n" );
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