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During summer weekdays, boats arrive at the inlet drawbridge according to the Poisson distribution at a rate of 3 per hour. In a 2-hour period,

a. what is the probability that no boats arrive?
b. what is the probability that 2 boats arrive?
c. what is the probability that 8 boats arrive?

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