The annual number of earthquakes registering at least 2.5 on the Richter Scale and having an epicenter within 40 miles of downtown Memphis follows a Poisson distribution with mean 6.5. a. What is the probability that at least 9 such earthquakes will strike next year? b. What is the probability that at least 25 such earthquakes will strike during the next 5 years?

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The annual number of earthquakes registering at least 2.5 on the Richter Scale and having an epicenter within 40 miles of downtown Memphis follows a Poisson distribution with mean 6.5.
a. What is the probability that at least 9 such earthquakes will strike next year?
b. What is the probability that at least 25 such earthquakes will strike during the next 5 years?

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