Discuss poisson distribution probability

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Assume that the number of Telephone calls arriving in an office during a 15minute period has a Poisson distribution with mean number of calls equal 5. By using a Poisson Distribution Formula, find the Probability that during a 15minute period, there will be exactly 3 calls.

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