Exercise 2: Exactly 3 Requests in a Minute, With lambda=5 — Possible Solution ==================================================================== GIVEN ------------------------------ lambda = 5 requests per minute, k = 3 STEP 1: P(EXACTLY 3 REQUESTS) ------------------------------ lambda^k = 5^3 = 125 e^-lambda = e^-5 ~= 0.006738 k! = 3! = 6 P(X=3) = (125 x 0.006738) / 6 ~= 0.8422 / 6 ~= 0.1404 (about 14.04%) STEP 2: E[X] AND Var(X) ------------------------------ Per this chapter's own mean-equals-variance property: E[X] = lambda = 5 Var(X) = lambda = 5 Both the expected number of requests per minute and the variance of that count are exactly 5 - no separate calculation needed beyond reading off the rate parameter itself. WHY THIS WORKS AS AN ANSWER ------------------------------ The exact-count probability is computed using this chapter's own full Poisson formula with each term shown, while the mean and variance are read directly from this chapter's own lambda = E[X] = Var(X) property rather than being computed via a separate, more complex formula.