'7) On one tropical island, hurricanes occur with a mean of 2.41 per year. Assuming that the number of hurricanes can be modeled by a Poisson distribution, find the probability that during the next 2 years the number of hurricanes will be 3_'
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Since the mean number of hurricanes per year is 2.41, for 2 years it would be 2.41 * 2 = 4.82. Show more…
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