The probability of a randomly selected car crashing during a year in a certain country is 0.0468. If a family has three cars, find the probability that at least one of them has a car crash during a year. there any reason why the probability might be wrong? The probability that at least one of them has a crash during the year is (Round to three decimal places as needed.)

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The probability of a randomly selected car crashing during a year in a certain country is 0.0468. If a family has three cars, find the probability that at least one of them has a car crash during a year. Is
there any reason why the probability might be wrong?
The probability that at least one of them has a crash during the year is
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)
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Transcribed Image Text:The probability of a randomly selected car crashing during a year in a certain country is 0.0468. If a family has three cars, find the probability that at least one of them has a car crash during a year. Is there any reason why the probability might be wrong? The probability that at least one of them has a crash during the year is (Round to three decimal places as needed.) View an example Ask my instructor S mand Z z 1 E D I C R F V 1 T G LY T B 9 T N FL I M к भ् Clear all P command 0 . option
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The question is about discrete prob. dist.

Given :

Prob. of randomly selected car crashing during a year ( p ) = 0.0468

No. of cars a family has ( n ) = 3

 

To find :

1 ) Prob. of at least one of them has a car crash during a year

2 ) Is there any reason why the prob. might be wrong ?

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