Answer to Question #191115 in Civil and Environmental Engineering for Joshua

Question

The average accident on a certain road section is at 2.4 per day. What is tge probability that there will be 12 accidents in a week?

Answer 1

$P(X=x) = \frac{e^{-λ}λ^x}{x!} \\ λ=2.4 \times 7 = 16.8 \\ P(X=12) = \frac{e^{-16.8}16.8^12}{12!} = 0.0533$