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A large state college which enrolls close to 20,000 students is SWU. It is known for its football team which falls in top 20 rankings. With the aim of reaching number 1 ranking, Person PF was hired as the head coach in 2009.
The head coach demanded a new stadium and with the increasing attendance and serious financial issues, Dr. J, the president of SWU decided to expand the capacity. Thousand new seats with skyboxes were included. The head coach demanded new dormatorites for the players.
The construction of the stadium was given to Mr. BH with timeline of 270 days after the end of 2015 season and before the start of 2016 season. With the view of completing the project in 250 or 240 days, Mr. BH asked his employees to find ways for crashing the project and the data is given.
To calculate: The probability of finishing the project in 270 days.
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