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 a randomly selected State College hockey game would have morethan three goals scored.
A) 0.566530
B) 0.433470
C) 0.761897
D) 0.238103

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The probability of more than three goals is 1 minus the probability of three or fewer goals. Using the Poisson formula, calculate the probability of 0, 1, 2, and 3 goals, sum them, and subtract from 1. This results in approximately 0.566530.

The Number of Goals Scored at State College Hockey Games