Accidents at facilities are uncommon in several industries. The probability of an accident on any given day is known to be.005, and accidents are independent of one another. a. What is the probability that no accident will occur on any given day throughout a 400-day period? b. What is the probability that there will be at most three days with an accident?

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Accidents at facilities are uncommon in several industries. The probability of an accident on any given day is known to be.005, and accidents are independent of one another.


a. What is the probability that no accident will occur on any given day throughout a 400-day period?
b. What is the probability that there will be at most three days with an accident?

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