An Insurance Company found that only 0.01% of the population is involved in a certain type of accident each year. If its 1000 policyholders were randomly selected from the population what is the probability that knows more than 2 of its clients are involved in such accidents next year.

An Insurance Company found that only 0.01% of the population is involved in a certain type of accident each year. If its 1000 policyholders were randomly selected from the population what is the probability that knows more than 2 of its clients are involved in such accidents next year.

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