The number of typing errors on a page follows a Poisson distribution with an average of 0.8 per page. What is the probability there is at least one error in a five-page document?

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The number of typing errors on a page follows a Poisson distribution with an average of 0.8 per page. What is the probability there is at least one error in a five-page document? Round your answers up to 3 decimal places.

 
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