The main number of oil tankers at a port city is 13 per day. The port has facili

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The main number of oil tankers at a port city is 13 per day. The port has facilities to handle up to 16 or tankers in a day. Find the probability that on a given day, 13 oil tankers will arrive, at most three oil tankers will arrive, or too many oil tankers will arrive. The main number of oil tankers at a port city is 13 per day. The port has facilities to handle up to 16 or tankers in a day. Find the probability that on a given day, 13 oil tankers will arrive, at most three oil tankers will arrive, or too many oil tankers will arrive.

Explanation / Answer

This is Poisson distribution with lambda=13

P(x)=e^-lambda *lembda^x/x!

P(x=13)=0.1099

P(x<=3)=0.00105

P(x>16)=0.1645

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