SOLUTION: A certain kind of sheet metal has, on average, 7 defects per 18 square feet.
Assuming a Poisson distribution, find the probability that a 24 square foot metal sheet has at least 1
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Question 1186101: A certain kind of sheet metal has, on average, 7 defects per 18 square feet.
Assuming a Poisson distribution, find the probability that a 24 square foot metal sheet has at least 11 defects. Round your answer to three decimal places.
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
7/18=x/24
18x=168
x=9.33 (28/3) exact
probability is 0.3342 or 0.334
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