b. In oil exploration, the probability of an oil strike in the North Sea is 1 in 500 drillings. What is the probabilities of having exactly 3 oil producing wells in 1000 explorations? at most 2 oil producing wells in 800 drillings?

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b. In oil exploration, the probability of an oil strike in the North Sea is 1 in 500 drillings. What is the
probabilities of having exactly 3 oil producing wells in 1000 explorations? at most 2 oil producing
wells in 800 drillings?
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