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Question 841609:
The number of calls received by a car towing service follows the poisson distribution and averages 16 per day (24-hour period). After finding the mean number of calls per hour, find the probability that in a randomly selected hour the number of calls is 3. Round your answer to the nearest thousandths place.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

Note:  Using TI Calcuator

The syntax is poissonpdf(mean, x-value).

mean/hr is 16/24 = 2/3

probability that in a randomly selected hour the number of calls is 3.

poissonpdf(2/3, 3).