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During the period of time that a local university takes phone-in registrations, calls come in at the rate of one every two minutes, what is the expected number of calls in one hour?

What is the probability of three calls in five minutes?

What is the probability of no calls in a five minute period?

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The solution provides step by step method for the calculation of Poisson probability. Formula for the calculation and Interpretations of the results are also included.

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