The average number of defects on a rubber band is 0.35 per meter. a. What is the probability that a band 5.2 meters in length has no flaws?  b. How long must a band be so that the probability it has no flaw is 0.65?

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The average number of defects on a rubber band is 0.35 per meter.
a. What is the probability that a band 5.2 meters in length has no flaws? 
b. How long must a band be so that the probability it has no flaw is 0.65? 

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