An airline knows that with probability 0.08 a person who has a ticket for a certain flight will not show up.  All people have the same probability and there is independence across individuals. Consequently the airline's policy is to sell 62 tickets for a flight that can hold 60 passengers. Compute the probability the flight leaves with at least one empty seat.

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An airline knows that with probability 0.08 a person who has a ticket for a certain flight will not show up.  All people have the same probability and there is independence across individuals. Consequently the airline's policy is to sell 62 tickets for a flight that can hold 60 passengers. Compute the probability the flight leaves with at least one empty seat.

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