Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Section 6.3 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 351: 15a

Answer

$P(0)=0.951$ In about 951 of next thousand 100 million miles of flight, there will be no fatal accidents.

Work Step by Step

$P(x)=\frac{(λt)^x}{x!}e^{-λt}$ λ = 0.05 -> (0.05 fatal accidents per 100 million miles) t = 1 -> (the next 100 million miles) $P(0)=\frac{(0.05\times1)^0}{0!}e^{-0.05\times1}=\frac{1}{1}e^{-0.05}=0.951$
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