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Sat 12 Jan, 2013 01:06 pm
Q. During a laboratory experiment the number of radio active particles passing through a counter in one milli-second is 4.
a)What is the probability that 6 particles enter the counter in a given milli-second?
b)What is the probability that at most two particles enter the counter in a given milli-second?
@sofia mercedez,
You want to use the Poisson distribution to answer this question.
I've seen this question in many guises while tutoring kids.
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