CAIE A-Level Mathematics A2 6.1.1 Poisson Probabilities Questions
Practise modelling event counts with the Poisson distribution and calculating related probabilities.
- Syllabus
- 2028–2030
- Course
- Mathematics 9709
- Level
- A2
Exam points
- identify and apply Poisson distribution models
- calculate Poisson probabilities and unknown parameters
- use Poisson assumptions to solve event-count problems
CAIE A-Level Mathematics A2 6.1.1 Poisson Probabilities Questions question 1
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The number, X, of books received at a charity shop has a constant mean of 5.1 per day.
Find the probability that exactly 10 books are received in a 3-day period.
e^-15.3 x 15.3^1010!
Allow incorrect .
=0.0439(3 sf)
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