document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1175145>Question 1175145</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The maternity ward at Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in Manila in the Philippines is one of the busiest in the world with an average of 62 births per day. Let X = the number of births in an hour. What is the probability that the maternity ward will deliver. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. exactly 6 babies in one hour. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. exactly 9 babies in one hour.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #800785 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=800785\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 62 births per day is 2.583 births per hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Poisson is used when it is proportional to time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so with parameter 2.583, what is probability 6 babies will be born. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "e^*-2.583*2.583^6/6!=0.0312.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for 9 it would be e^(-2.583)*2.583^9/9!=0.0011 </SPAN>\n" );
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