The Probability That a Car Will Have a Flat Tire

question 41

Multiple Choice

The probability that a car will have a flat tire while driving through a certain tunnel is 0.00005. Use the Poisson distribution to approximate the probability that among 14,000 cars passing
Through this tunnel, exactly two will have a flat tire. Round your answer to four decimal
Places.

• A)0.1460
• B)0.8783
• C)0.1217
• D)0.1947
• E)0.1703

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