n the average, once in every 500 hours of operation. (a) Find the probability that the pump has more than one failure during a 500 - hour period. (b) What is the probability of exactly 3 failures in 2000 h

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.A pump fails, on the average, once in every 500 hours of operation.
(a) Find the probability that the pump has more than one failure during a 500 - hour
period.
(b) What is the probability of exactly 3 failures in 2000 hours of operation?

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