Question

On average, Nancy has noticed that 18 trucks pass by her apartment daily (24 hours). In order to find the probability that more than 4 trucks will pass her apartment in a 5-hour time period using the Poisson distribution, find the average number of trucks per 5 hours. Round your answer to three decimal places, if necessary.

Answer 1

the average number of trucks per 5 hours is 3.750 trucks per 5 hours

Explanation:

The computation of the average number of trucks per 5 hours is given below:

= Number of trucks passed ÷ time taken × given time

= 18 trucks ÷ 24 trucks × 5

= 3.750 trucks per 5 hours

Hence, the average number of trucks per 5 hours is 3.750 trucks per 5 hours

The same is to be considered by applying the above formula