Historical data show that the average number of patient arrivals at the intensive care unit of General Hospital is 3 patients every two hours. Assume that the patient arrivals are distributed according to a Poisson distribution. Determine the probability of 6 patients arriving in a five-hour period.
A) .136
B) .109
C) .246
D) .001

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P(X = 6) == .1359

Historical Data Show That the Average Number of Patient Arrivals