Cars arrive at a toll both according to a Poisson process with mean 80 cars per hour. If the attendant makes a one-minute phone call, what is the probability that at least 1 car arrives during the call?

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2022-08-18

Cars arrive at a toll both according to a Poisson process with mean 80 cars per hour. If the attendant makes a one-minute phone call, what is the probability that at least 1 car arrives during the call?

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Helena Ward

Helena Ward

Beginner2022-08-19Added 11 answers

If the average is 80 per hour, then the average is also 8060=43 per minute:
λ=43
Fromula geometric probability:
P(X=k)=λkeλk!
Determine the probability:
P(X=0)=(43)0e430!=0.2636
Use the complement rule
P(X1)=1P(X=0)=10.2636=0.7364
Result:
0.7364

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