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1. The number of calls received by an office on Monday morning between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM has a probability distribution with a mean of 4.

a. What type of probability distribution is appropriate for this problem?

b. Determine the probability of getting no calls between eight and nine in the morning. .

c. Calculate the probability of getting exactly five calls between eight and nine in the morning

d. What will be the expected number of calls received by the office during this time?

e. What will be the standard deviation of calls received by the office during this time?

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