T2 #4 Apr 5 Of the international passengers arriving at an airport, 1.5% are selected for luggage inspection. Let X be the number of passengers from a random sample of 400 who are sent for luggage inspection. Use Poisson approximation to X to find the probability that between 6 and 12 passengers inclusive, are sent for luggage inspection.

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Of the international passengers arriving at an airport, 1.5% are selected for luggage inspection. Let X be the number of passengers from a random sample of 400 who are sent for luggage inspection. Use Poisson approximation to X to find the probability that between 6 and 12 passengers inclusive, are sent for luggage inspection.

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