The number of cracks in a section of interstate highway that are significant enough to require repair is assumed to follow a Poisson distribution with a mean of two cracks per kilometer. What is the probability that at least one crack requires repair in 1/2 mile of highway?

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The number of cracks in a section of interstate highway that are significant enough to require
repair is assumed to follow a Poisson distribution with a mean of two cracks per kilometer.
What is the probability that at least one crack requires repair in 1/2 mile of highway?
a. 0.7981
O b.0.8647
O c. None among the choices
d. 0.6321
Transcribed Image Text:The number of cracks in a section of interstate highway that are significant enough to require repair is assumed to follow a Poisson distribution with a mean of two cracks per kilometer. What is the probability that at least one crack requires repair in 1/2 mile of highway? a. 0.7981 O b.0.8647 O c. None among the choices d. 0.6321
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