Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Section 6.3 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 351: 16c

Answer

$P(more~than~one)=0.380$ In about 380 of next thousand 100 million vehicle miles, there will be more than one fatal accident.

Work Step by Step

$P(fewer~than~2)=P(x\lt2)=P(0)+P(1)=\frac{(1.32\times1)^0}{0!}e^{-1.32\times1}+\frac{(1.32\times1)^1}{1!}e^{-1.32\times1}=\frac{1}{1}e^{-1.32}+\frac{1.32}{1}e^{-1.32}=0.620$ The probability that there will be more than one fatal accident during the next 100 million vehicle miles is the complement of the probability that there will be fewer than 2 fatal accidents during the next 100 million vehicle miles. Using the Complement Rule (see page 275): $P(more~than~one)=P(x\geq1)=1-P(x\lt2)=1-0.620=0.380$
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