Question

A math professor finds that when he schedules an office hour for student help an average of 3.4 students come. Find the probability that in a randomy selected hour that number of arrivals is 6

Answer 1

is it multiple choice?

Answer 2

no @trevorttreesh

Answer 3

poisson distribution with mean m = 1.9

P[k] = e^-m *m^k / k!

P[5] = e^-1.9 *1.9^5 / 5! = 0.0309

Answer 4

@trevorttreesh \(m\) should be 3.4 and \(k\) should be 6.