20.  Let X denote the number of bombs hit per minute in an area of 1 square mile on a  particular day during a war. Suppose X has a Poisson distribution with λ = 4. a) Find the probability that two bombs hit that area in a minute.    b) Find the probability that at most two bombs hit that area in a minute.    c) Find the expected number of bomb hits per minute in that area.

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20.  Let X denote the number of bombs hit per minute in an area of 1 square mile on a 

particular day during a war. Suppose X has a Poisson distribution with λ = 4.

  1. a) Find the probability that two bombs hit that area in a minute. 

 

  1. b) Find the probability that at most two bombs hit that area in a minute. 

 

  1. c) Find the expected number of bomb hits per minute in that area.
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