Math Problem Statement
The U.S. Department of transportation maintains statistics for mishandled bags. Assume that, in one year, an airline had 0.74 mishandled bags per month. Complete parts (a) through (c) below. Question content area bottom Part 1 Bold a. nbsp What is the probability that in the next month, the airline will have no mishandled bags? While a table of Poisson probabilities, technology, or the equation shown below can be used to find the probability that Xequalsx events in an area of opportunity given lambda, where lambda is the expected number of events, e is the mathematical constant, and x is the number of events (xequals0, 1, 2,...), use technology. P(Xequalsx | lambda)equalsStartFraction e Superscript negative lambda Baseline lambda Superscript x Over x exclamation mark EndFraction Part 2 The probability that in the next month, there will be no mishandled bags is the same as finding Upper P left parenthesis Upper X equals 0 right parenthesis for lambda equals 0.74 . Use technology to find Upper P left parenthesis Upper X equals 0 right parenthesis, rounding to four decimal places. P(Xequals0)equals0.4771 Part 3 Therefore, the probability that there will be no mishandled bags in the next month is approximately 0.4771 . Part 4 Bold b. nbsp What is the probability that in the next month, the airline will have at least one mishandled bag? The probability that in the next month, there will be at least one mishandled bag is the same as finding Upper P left parenthesis Upper X greater than or equals 1 right parenthesis. Part 5 To find the probability that Xgreater than or equals1, remember that the Poisson distribution is a discrete probability distribution and the sum of the probabilities for every value of X must always equal 1. First complete the equation below. Upper P left parenthesis Upper X greater than or equals 1 right parenthesis equals 1 minus Upper P left parenthesis Upper X less than 1 right parenthesis equals 1 minus Upper P left parenthesis Upper X equals 0 right parenthesis Part 6 Substitute the value found in part (a) for Upper P left parenthesis Upper X equals 0 right parenthesis. Upper P left parenthesis Upper X greater than or equals 1 right parenthesis equals 1minusP(Xequals0) equals 1minus0.4771 equals 0.5229 Part 7 Therefore, the probability that at least one mishandled bag in the next month is approximately 0.5229. Part 8 Bold c. nbsp What is the probability that in the next month, the airline will have at least two mishandled bags? The probability that in the next month, there will be at least two mishandled bags is the same as finding Upper P left parenthesis Upper X greater than or equals 2 right parenthesis. Part 9 Use the fact that the sum of the probabilities for every value of X must always equal 1 to restate the probability. Upper P left parenthesis Upper X greater than or equals 2 right parenthesis equals 1 minus Upper P left parenthesis Upper X less than 2 right parenthesis equals 1 minus left bracket Upper P left parenthesis Upper X equals 0 right parenthesis plus Upper P left parenthesis Upper X equals 1 right parenthesis right bracket Part 10 Use technology to find Upper P left parenthesis Upper X equals 1 right parenthesis, rounding to four decimal places. Upper P left parenthesis Upper X equals 1 right parenthesisequals0.3531 Part 11 Substitute P(Xequals1) and the value found in part (a) for Upper P left parenthesis Upper X equals 0 right parenthesis. Upper P left parenthesis Upper X greater than or equals 2 right parenthesis equals 1 minus left bracket Upper P left parenthesis Upper X equals 0 right parenthesis plus Upper P left parenthesis Upper X equals 1 right parenthesis right bracket equals 1minus[0.4771plus0.3531] equals 0.1698 (explain part c)
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Math Problem Analysis
Mathematical Concepts
Probability
Poisson Distribution
Formulas
P(X = x | λ) = (e^(-λ) * λ^x) / x!
P(X ≥ 1) = 1 - P(X = 0)
P(X ≥ 2) = 1 - (P(X = 0) + P(X = 1))
Theorems
Poisson Distribution
Suitable Grade Level
Grades 11-12 / College Level
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