Modelling using the poisson probability distribution

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The number of hurricanes that are formed during each hurricane season can be modeled using the Poisson probability distribution. History suggests that the average number of hurricanes formed during a year is 6.0 hurricanes. Find the probability of at most three hurricanes being formed during a randomly selected year.

a) .062

b) .151

c) .285

d) .938

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