document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1156380>Question 1156380</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It is given that on average 6 birds per half hour are coming to a water pond during a hot summer day. Find the probability that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. Exactly 7 birds will come to the water pond in half an hour period.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. Exactly 7 birds will come to the water pond in 15 minutes period.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. More than 8 birds will come to the water pond in 45 minute period. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #779092 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=779092\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 7 coming to the pond with parameter 6 is e^(-6)*6^7/7!=0.1377\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in 15 minutes the parameter is 3 (Poisson is proportional to time) so e^(-3)3^7/7!=0.0216\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "More than 8 birds is 9 or more which is 0.544 from the table (complement). The table shows 0.456 through 8 as cumulative. </SPAN>\n" );
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