On average, five birds hit the Washington Monument and are killed each week. Bill Garcy, an official of the National Parks Service, has requested that Congress allocate funds for equipment to scare birds away from the monument. A Congressional subcommittee has replied that funds cannot be allocated unless the probability of more than three birds being killed in week exceeds 0.7. Will the funds be allocated?

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On average, five birds hit the Washington Monument and are killed each week. Bill Garcy, an
official of the National Parks Service, has requested that Congress allocate funds for
equipment to scare birds away from the monument. A Congressional subcommittee has
replied that funds cannot be allocated unless the probability of more than three birds being
killed in week exceeds 0.7. Will the funds be allocated?

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