document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1178321>Question 1178321</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that the number of cars arriving in 1 hour at a busy intersection is a Poisson probability distribution with λ = 100. Find, using Chebyshev’s inequality, a lower bound for the probability that the number of cars arriving at the intersection in 1 hour is between 70 and 130.\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 #807564 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=807564\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The mean and the variance are the same for a Poisson distribution, so sd=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this is between +/-3 sd s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the lower bound of probability for the number of cars would be 1-(1/9) or 8/9. </SPAN>\n" );
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