A certain region of a country is, on average, hit by 7.5 hurricanes a year. (a) What is the probability that the region will be hit by fewer than 7 hurricanes in a given year? (b) What is the probability that the region will be hit by anywhere from 5 to 8 hurricanes in a given year? Click here to view the table of Poisson probability sums. (a) The probability that the region will be hit by fewer than 7 hurricanes in a given year is (Round to four decimal places as needed.)

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