4) A used-car salesman sells an average of 3 cars per week. a. What is the probability that he sells 0 cars this week? b. What is the probability that he sells at least 2 but fewer than 5 cars this week? c. Assuming he works 5 days per week, what is the probability that he sells exactly 1 car TODAY?
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The problem describes a situation where the number of cars sold by a salesman follows a certain pattern, which can be modeled using a Poisson distribution. This is because the Poisson distribution is used for counting the number of events (in this case, cars sold) Show more…
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