Suppose that the average number of earthquakes of magnitude 5.0 or greater in this country is 4 for a given 20-year period. Use the Poission Probability Distribution formula to estimate the probability that there will be 6 earthquakes meansuring 5.0 or higher in this country in the next 20 years. The probability is [answer] (use 3 decimal place accuracy)
Suppose that the average number of earthquakes of magnitude 5.0 or greater in this country is 4 for a given 20-year period. Use the Poission Probability Distribution formula to estimate the probability that there will be 6 earthquakes meansuring 5.0 or higher in this country in the next 20 years. The probability is [answer] (use 3 decimal place accuracy)
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![Suppose that the average number of earthquakes of magnitude 5.0 or greater in this
country is 4 for a given 20-year period.
Use the Poission Probability Distribution formula to estimate the probability that
there will be 6 earthquakes meansuring 5.0 or higher in this country in the next 20
years.
The probability is [answer] (use 3 decimal place accuracy)](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Faae60cad-123f-469c-887c-4af7018a52b6%2Fe37eb0b5-93f2-4237-b842-b1f05cb448e0%2Fdbq8xi_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that the average number of earthquakes of magnitude 5.0 or greater in this
country is 4 for a given 20-year period.
Use the Poission Probability Distribution formula to estimate the probability that
there will be 6 earthquakes meansuring 5.0 or higher in this country in the next 20
years.
The probability is [answer] (use 3 decimal place accuracy)
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