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On average, a textbook author makes two word-processing errors per page on the first draft of her text book. What is the probability that on the next page she will make: (a) 4 or more errors? (b) no errors?

On average, a textbook author makes two word-processing errors per page on the first draft of her text book. What is the probability that on the next page she will make: (a) 4 or more errors? (b) no errors?

College Algebra
College Algebra
10th Edition
ISBN:9781337282291
Author:Ron Larson
Publisher:Ron Larson
Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability
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On average, a textbook author makes two word-processing errors per page on the first draft of her text book. What is the probability that on the next page she will make:


(a) 4 or more errors?
(b) no errors?

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X~Poisson (λ)

λ=2

 

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