Suppose that visitors to a state carnival which is open from 5 pm to 10 pm daily arrive according to a non-homogeneous Poisson process. The rate at which visitors arrive decreases linearly from 30 per hour at 5 pm to 5 per hour at 10 pm. How many visitors are expected to arrive between 7 pm and 9 pm?

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Suppose that visitors to a state carnival which is open from 5 pm to 10 pm daily arrive according to
a non-homogeneous Poisson process. The rate at which visitors arrive decreases linearly from 30 per
hour at 5 pm to 5 per hour at 10 pm. How many visitors are expected to arrive between 7 pm and 9
pm?
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that visitors to a state carnival which is open from 5 pm to 10 pm daily arrive according to a non-homogeneous Poisson process. The rate at which visitors arrive decreases linearly from 30 per hour at 5 pm to 5 per hour at 10 pm. How many visitors are expected to arrive between 7 pm and 9 pm?
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