The average number of flaws in a 100m optic cable is 2.2. If the number of flaws follows a Poisson distribution, find the probability of at least three flaws in a 100m cable?

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The average number of flaws
in a 100m optic cable is 2.2. If
the number of flaws follows a
Poisson distribution, find the
probability of at least three
flaws in a 100m cable?
O 0.3773
0.2337
O 0.2130
0.3310
Transcribed Image Text:The average number of flaws in a 100m optic cable is 2.2. If the number of flaws follows a Poisson distribution, find the probability of at least three flaws in a 100m cable? O 0.3773 0.2337 O 0.2130 0.3310
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