A trucking company has found that its trucks average 1.3 breakdowns during round trips from Themeliville (TV) to Themelifornia (TF). 1. What is the probability that a single truck will make the complete trip withoutexperiencing a breakdown? 2. If three trucks are assigned to a TV/TF round trip, what is the probability that at most two of them will make the trip without experiencing a breakdown?

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A trucking company has found that its trucks average 1.3 breakdowns during round trips from Themeliville (TV) to Themelifornia (TF).

1. What is the probability that a single truck will make the complete trip withoutexperiencing a breakdown?

2. If three trucks are assigned to a TV/TF round trip, what is the probability that at most two of them will make the trip without experiencing a breakdown? 

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