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A traffic police officer records the number of motorcycle riders that use a particular lane on a highway. He records that an average of 2.5 motorcycle riders use the lane every hour. Given that the number of motorcycles that use the particular lane follows a Poisson distribution. The probability that less than 2 motorcycle riders will use the lane within an hour will be:- (Use e2.5=12.2e^{2.5} = 12.2)

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

For a Poisson variable with λ=2.5\lambda = 2.5, P(X<2)=P(0)+P(1)=e−2.5(1+2.5)P(X<2) = P(0)+P(1) = e^{-2.5}(1+2.5).

This equals 3.512.2=35122\dfrac{3.5}{12.2} = \dfrac{35}{122}.

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