Suppose p is the number of cars per minute passing through a certain road junction between 5 PM, and p has Poisson distribution with mean 3. What is the probability of observing fewer than 3 cars during any given minute in this interval?
A. $$\frac{8}{{2{{\text{e}}^3}}}$$
B. $$\frac{9}{{2{{\text{e}}^3}}}$$
C. $$\frac{{17}}{{2{{\text{e}}^3}}}$$
D. $$\frac{{26}}{{2{{\text{e}}^3}}}$$
Answer: Option C
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