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During a 36 - year period, lightning killed 2,457 people in the United States. Assuming that rate holds true today and is constant throughout the year. Find the probability that tomorrow: (a) No one in
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During a 36 - year period, lightning killed 2,457 people in the United States. Assuming that rate holds true today and is constant throughout the year. Find the probability that tomorrow: (a) No one in the United States will be struck and killed by lightning. (b) One person will be struck and killed.

(c) More than one person will be struck and killed.

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Answer: A

Step-by-step explanation: This is how to solve: 3239 / (36 *365)

That's 0.246499239 kills per day, so none died

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