The number of goals scored at State College hockey games follows a Poisson distribution with a mean of 4goals per game. Find the probability that each of three randomly selected State College hockey games resultedin seven goals being scored.
A) 0.00021107
B) 0.17862110
C) 0.00001086
D) 0.82137890

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The probability of scoring 7 goals in a game is (e^-4 * 4^7) / 7! = 0.00021107. The probability of this happening in three games is (0.00021107)^3 = 0.0000000926.

The Number of Goals Scored at State College Hockey Games