A local cab company maintains a fleet of 10 cabs. Each time a cab breaks down, it isrepaired the same day. Assume that breakdowns of individual cabs occur completely atrandom at a rate of two per year.a. What is the probability that any particular cab will run for a full year withoutsuffering a breakdown?

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A local cab company maintains a fleet of 10 cabs. Each time a cab breaks down, it is
repaired the same day. Assume that breakdowns of individual cabs occur completely at
random at a rate of two per year.
a. What is the probability that any particular cab will run for a full year without
suffering a breakdown?

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