On average, five birds hit the Washington Monument and are killed each week. Bill Garcy, an official of the National Parks Services, has requested that the congress allocate the funds for equipments to scare the birds away from the monument. A congressional subcommittee has replied that funds cannot be allocated unless the probability of more than three birds being killed in any week exceeds by 0.7. Will the funds be allocated?

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On average, five birds hit the Washington Monument and are killed each week. Bill Garcy, an official of the National Parks Services, has requested that the congress allocate the funds for equipments to scare the birds away from the monument. A congressional subcommittee has replied that funds cannot be allocated unless the probability of more than three birds being killed in any week exceeds by 0.7. Will the funds be allocated?
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