The Number of Power Outages at a Nuclear Power Plant

question 94

Short Answer

The number of power outages at a nuclear power plant has a Poisson distribution with a mean of 6 outages per year.The probability that there will be exactly 3 power outages in a year is _____.

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Sustainable Development

Sustainable development is the practice of meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, emphasizing environmental stewardship, economic growth, and social equity.

Resource Use

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Future Generations

The people who will live at a later time, especially the descendants of the current population.

Moral Development

The growth process in individuals whereby they progressively adopt more mature ethical principles and social attitudes, understanding right from wrong in increasingly sophisticated ways.