A Company Has 20 Copy Machines and Every Day There

question 156

True/False

A company has 20 copy machines and every day there is a 5 percent chance for each machine that it will not be working that day. If the company wants to calculate the probability of, say, 2 machines not working, it should use the Poisson distribution.

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Definitions:

Stream Deposition

The process by which sediment carried by a stream is laid down or deposited in new locations, often resulting in the formation of deltas and alluvial fans.

Broad Plains

Expansive, flat areas of land with minimal elevation change, often found in the interior regions of continents.

Floodplain

The flat area adjacent to a river, prone to flooding during periods of high discharge, often fertile due to the deposition of sediments.

Delta

A landform created at the mouth of a river where it deposits sediment as it flows into another water body, such as an ocean or lake.