3.2-16. Cars arrive at a tollbooth at a mean rate of five cars every ten minutes according to a Poisson process. Find the probability that the toll collector will have to wait longer than 26.30 minutes before collecting the eighth toll.

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3.2-16. Cars arrive at a tollbooth at a mean rate of five cars every ten minutes according
to a Poisson process. Find the probability that the toll collector will have to wait longer
than 26.30 minutes before collecting the eighth toll.
Transcribed Image Text:3.2-16. Cars arrive at a tollbooth at a mean rate of five cars every ten minutes according to a Poisson process. Find the probability that the toll collector will have to wait longer than 26.30 minutes before collecting the eighth toll.
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