In analyzing hits by bombs in a past war, a city was subdivided into 639 regions, each with an area of 0.5-mi². A total of 555 bombs hit the combined area of 639 regions. (a) Find the mean number of hits per region: mean =    (b) If a region is randomly selected, find the probability that it was hit exactly twice. (Report answer accurate to 4 decimal places.)   (c) Based on the probability found above, how many of the 639 regions are expected to be hit exactly twice?

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In analyzing hits by bombs in a past war, a city was subdivided into 639 regions, each with an area of 0.5-mi². A total of 555 bombs hit the combined area of 639 regions.

(a) Find the mean number of hits per region:
mean =   

(b) If a region is randomly selected, find the probability that it was hit exactly twice.
(Report answer accurate to 4 decimal places.)  

(c) Based on the probability found above, how many of the 639 regions are expected to be hit exactly twice?  
  

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