Poisson distribution with mean

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The number of traffic accidents that occurs on particular stretch roas during a month follows a Poisson distribution with mean of 8.5. Find the probability of observing exactly three accidents of this stretch of road next month.

a) .007

b) 0

c) .021

d) .030

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