SOLUTION: the average number of accidents in a shoe factory is 2.6 per day. what is the probability that there will be fewer than 3 accidents today?

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Question 929973: the average number of accidents in a shoe factory is 2.6 per day. what is the probability that there will be fewer than 3 accidents today?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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average = 2.6 perday
P(x ≤ 2) = poissoncdf(2.6,2) = .5184 0r 51.84%
Using a TI calculator 0r similarly a Casio fx-115 ES plus