a) Defective rate in a production has been found to be 15%. What is the probability that there are 2 or less defective products in a sample of 7 randomly selected units in this production? b) An average of 9 traffic accidents occurred at a motorway junction between 01:00 and 04:00. What is the probability of having 2 accidents on this highway any day between 01:00 and 02:00.

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a) Defective rate in a production has been found to be 15%. What is the probability that there are 2 or less defective products in a sample of 7 randomly selected units in this production?

b) An average of 9 traffic accidents occurred at a motorway junction between 01:00 and 04:00. What is the probability of having 2 accidents on this highway any day between 01:00 and 02:00.

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