) What's the expected number of major earthquakes in the next 1000 days
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Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
Section11.9: Independent And Dependent Events
Problem 2E
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Suppose the probability of a major earthquake on a given day is 1 out of
40,000.
Complete parts a and b below.a) What's the expected number of major earthquakes in the next
1000
days?The expected number of major earthquakes is
enter your response here
.
(Type an integer or a decimal. Round to three decimal places as needed.)
Part 2
b) Use the Poisson model to approximate the probability that there will be at least one major earthquake in the next
1000
days.The probability is
enter your response here
.
(Type an integer or a decimal. Round to three decimal places as needed.)
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