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document.write( "  Poisson Distribution:  4.7 bags/day\r\n" );
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document.write( " Find the probability that, on a given day:\r\n" );
document.write( "(a) The airline looses exactly eleven bags. P(x=11) = .0056\r\n" );
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document.write( "(b) The airline looses fewer than nine bags. P(x≤ 9) = .9778\r\n" );
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document.write( "(c) The airline looses more than nine bags. 1- P(x≤ 9) = 1 - .9778 = .0222\r\n" );
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