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CAPE Applied Mathematics Unit 2 · 2017 · Paper 2 · Question 4(c)(i)

The number of calls received at an office follows a Poisson distribution with mean 35.

State clearly the distribution which can be used to approximate the Poisson distribution.

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  3. 4(c)(ii)Calculate the probability that in one hour less than 32 calls are received.[4 marks]
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