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develop, Suppose that the manuscript of a study text has a total of 50 errors in 500 pages of material. The errors are distributed randomly throughout the text. What is the probability that: a) a 30-page chapter has two or more errors. b) a randomly selected page has no errors.

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Answer to a math question develop, Suppose that the manuscript of a study text has a total of 50 errors in 500 pages of material. The errors are distributed randomly throughout the text. What is the probability that: a) a 30-page chapter has two or more errors. b) a randomly selected page has no errors.

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a) \lambda=30\cdot\frac{50}{500}=3

P\left(x\ge2\right)=1-P\left(x\le1\right)=1-\frac{e^{-0.30}\left(0.30\right)^1}{1} =1-0,9631=0,0369

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