The magnitudes of earthquakes recorded in a region of North America can be modeled by an exponential distribution with a mean of 2.4 as measured on the Righter scale. Of the next 10 earthquakes to strike this region, find the probability that at least one will exceed 5.0 on the Richter scale.

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The magnitudes of earthquakes recorded in a region of North America can be modeled by an exponential distribution with a mean of 2.4 as measured on the Righter scale. Of the next 10 earthquakes to strike this region, find the probability that at least one will exceed 5.0 on the Richter scale.

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