The average number of customers arriving at a gas station is 33 per hour during lunch hours. Use equation to denote the number of arrivals in a 5 minute time interval. Assume the customers arrive independently and the number of arrivals within each 5 minutes follows a Poisson distribution. Keep at least 4 decimal digits if the result has more decimal digits.

The equation denoting the number of arrivals in 5 minutes is, .

The number of arrivals in 5 minutes is 2.75.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let X = number of customers arriving at a gas station in an hour.

The average customers arriving at a gas station in an hour is, λ = 33.

The random variable X follows a Poisson distribution with parameter λ.

The probability mass function of a Poisson distribution is:

In 60 minutes the number of arrivals is, 33.

In 1 minute the number of arrival will be, .

Then in 5 minutes the number of arrivals will be, .

The equation denoting the number of arrivals in 5 minutes is, .

The number of arrivals in 5 minutes is

Thus, the number of arrivals in 5 minutes is 2.75.

only 10/60 isn't equivalent

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