Manufactured fiber optic cables on the average have 1.5 flaws per meter. Assuming that the number of flaws is a Poisson random variable, what is the probability that no flaws occur in a certain portion of the cable of length 5 meters? O a. 0.999447 O b.0.000553 O c. 0.223130 O d. NONE
Manufactured fiber optic cables on the average have 1.5 flaws per meter. Assuming that the number of flaws is a Poisson random variable, what is the probability that no flaws occur in a certain portion of the cable of length 5 meters? O a. 0.999447 O b.0.000553 O c. 0.223130 O d. NONE
Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability
Section8.7: Probability
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