Customers arrive at a grocery store following a Poisson distribution at an average rate of 70 per hour.On average,how many customers arrive per minute?
A)1.2 customers per minute
B)7 customers per minute
C)0.86 customers per minute
D)0.02 customers per minute
E)0.7 customers per minute

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To find the average number of customers arriving per minute, divide the hourly rate by 60 (since there are 60 minutes in an hour). Thus, $70 \div 60 = 1.166$, which rounds to approximately 1.2 customers per minute.

Customers Arrive at a Grocery Store Following a Poisson Distribution