A 6-hour rainfall of 6 cm at a * place A was found to have a return period of 40 years. The probability that a 6- hour rainfall of this or larger magnitude will occur at least once in 20 successive years is: O 0.397 0.308

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A 6-hour rainfall of 6 cm at a
*
place A was found to have a
return period of 40 years.
The probability that a 6-
hour rainfall of this or larger
magnitude will occur at
least once in 20 successive
years is:
O 0.397
0.308
O 0.605
O 0.015
Transcribed Image Text:A 6-hour rainfall of 6 cm at a * place A was found to have a return period of 40 years. The probability that a 6- hour rainfall of this or larger magnitude will occur at least once in 20 successive years is: O 0.397 0.308 O 0.605 O 0.015
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