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Assume that the number of pieces of junk mail per day that a person receives in their mail box follows the Poisson distribution and averages 4.3 pieces per day.

Answer the following questions, performing all computations using Excel functions.

Assume that the number of pieces of junk mail per day that a person receives in their mailbox follows the Poisson distribution and averages 4.3 pieces per day. Answer the following questions, performing all computations using Excel functions.

a. Compute the probability that a randomly selected person receives 3 pieces of junk mail.

b. Compute the probability that a randomly selected person receives at most 5 pieces of junk mail.

c. Compute the probability that a randomly selected person receives 6 or more pieces of junk mail.
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Transcribed Image Text:Assume that the number of pieces of junk mail per day that a person receives in their mailbox follows the Poisson distribution and averages 4.3 pieces per day. Answer the following questions, performing all computations using Excel functions. a. Compute the probability that a randomly selected person receives 3 pieces of junk mail. b. Compute the probability that a randomly selected person receives at most 5 pieces of junk mail. c. Compute the probability that a randomly selected person receives 6 or more pieces of junk mail.
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