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Question 859731: a certain webpage receives on average 45 hits per minute. what is the probability that in any given second, there will be at most 2 hits?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

Poisson Distribution

average rate of success = 45/min 0r 45/60 = 3/4 per sec

P(x ≤ 2) =poissioncdf(3/4, 2)= .9595