document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1156841>Question 1156841</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5.	The average number of units of an item produced by a machine in 1 minute is 10. Find the probability that:                   \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i.	Machine produces 5 units<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ii.	Machine produces at least 2 units <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 #779594 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=779594\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Poisson with parameter 10.  counts, proportional to time, can be theoretically infinite<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e^(-10)^10^5/5!=0.0378<BR>\n" );
document.write( "at least 2 units, look at 1 unit and 0, get those probabilities and subtract from 1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p(0)=e^(-10)=0.000045<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p(1)=e^(-10)10*1/1!=0.00045<BR>\n" );
document.write( "These two add to 0.0005<BR>\n" );
document.write( "probability at least 2 is 0.9995 </SPAN>\n" );
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