Answer:0.29
Step-by-step explanation:
An average of six cell phone thefts is reported in San Francisco per day. This means our mean value, u = 6
For poisson distribution,
P(x=r) = (e^-u×u^r)/r!
probability that four cell phones will be reported stolen tomorrow=
P(x=4)= (e^-6×6^4)/4!
= (0.00248×1296)/4×3×2×1
= 3.21408/24=
0.13392
P(x=5)= (e^-6×6^5)/5!
= (0.00248×7776)/5×4×3×2×1
= 19.28448/120
= 0.1607
probability that four or five cell phones will be reported stolen tomorrow
= P(x=4) + P(x=5)
= 0.13392 + 0.1607
= 0.294624
Approximately 0.29