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(a)
To calculate: The probability that South Florida will be hit by a major hurricane two years in a row where according to the Nation Hurricane Centre, a major hurricane being hit at the south Florida in a single year has a probability of
(b)
To calculate: The probability that South Florida will be hit by a major hurricane in three consecutive years where according to the Nation Hurricane Centre, a major hurricane being hit at the south Florida in a single year has a probability of
(c)
To calculate: The probability that South Florida will not be hit by a major hurricane in the next 10 years According to the Nation Hurricane Centre, a major hurricane being hit at the south Florida in a single year has a probability of
(d)
To calculate: The probability that South Florida will be hit by a major hurricane at least once in the next 10 years where according to the Nation Hurricane Centre, a major hurricane being hit at the south Florida in a single year has a probability of
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