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Chapter 3: Q87E (page 136)

The number of requests for assistance received by a towing service is a Poisson process with rate \({\rm{\alpha = 4}}\) per hour. a. Compute the probability that exactly ten requests are received during a particular \({\rm{2}}\)-hour period. b. If the operators of the towing service take a \({\rm{30}}\)-min break for lunch, what is the probability that they do not miss any calls for assistance? c. How many calls would you expect during their break?

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(a) The probability is obtained as:\({\rm{0}}{\rm{.099}}\).

(b) The probability is obtained as: \({\rm{0}}{\rm{.135}}\).

(c) The calls expected during the break is: \({\rm{2}}\).

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Define Discrete random variables

A discrete random variable is one that can only take on a finite number of different values.

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Step 2:Evaluating the probability

(a) The parameter that is valid for a two-hour period is:

\(\begin{array}{c}{\rm{\mu = 4 \times 2}}\\{\rm{ = 8}}\end{array}\)

Let X represent the number of requests received in the last two hours.

\(\begin{array}{c}{\rm{P(X = 10) = }}\frac{{{\rm{e}}{}^{{\rm{ - 8}}}{\rm{ \times }}{{\rm{8}}^{{\rm{10}}}}}}{{{\rm{10!}}}}\\{\rm{ = 0}}{\rm{.099}}\end{array}\)

Therefore, the value is: \({\rm{0}}{\rm{.099}}\).

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Step 3:Evaluating the probability

(b) Fora period of \({\rm{30}}\) minutes:

\(\begin{array}{c}{\rm{\mu = }}\frac{{\rm{4}}}{{\rm{2}}}\\{\rm{ = 2}}\end{array}\)

Let Y equal the number of requests received in the last\({\rm{30}}\)minutes.

\(\begin{array}{c}{\rm{P(Y = 0) = }}\frac{{{\rm{e}}{}^{{\rm{ - 2}}}{\rm{ \times }}{{\rm{2}}^{\rm{0}}}}}{{{\rm{0!}}}}\\{\rm{ = 0}}{\rm{.135}}\end{array}\)

Therefore, the value is: \({\rm{0}}{\rm{.135}}\).

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Step 4:Evaluating the calls during the break

(c) The expected value is \({\rm{\mu }}\).

It is for\({\rm{30}}\)minutes.

The period then will be\({\rm{2}}\).

Therefore, the calls expected will be:\({\rm{2}}\).

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