The number of traffic accidents per day on a certain section of highway is thought to be Poisson distributed with a mean equal 2.19. Based on this, how many traffic accidents should be expected during a week long period?

A) 15.33
B) 10.95
C) approximately 10.36
D) approximately 12.21
E) none of these

Traffic Accidents

Incidents involving vehicles on public roads that result in damage, injuries, or fatalities.

Poisson Distributed

A statistical distribution showing the probable number of times an event will happen within a specified period, where events occur at a constant rate independently of each other.

Week Long Period

A duration consisting of seven consecutive days.