The number of work accidents that occur per week in a mine follows Poisson's law so that the probability of 2 accidents occurring is equal to 3/2 of the probability of an accident occurring. Calculate the probability that the time for the first accident to occur is one week.

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The number of work accidents that occur per week in a mine follows Poisson's law so that the probability of 2 accidents occurring is equal to 3/2 of the probability of an accident occurring. Calculate the probability that the time for the first accident to occur is one week.

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