SOLUTION: during world war II, american bomber crews suffered about 2% losses each mission. Crews were required to fly 50 missions. some crew members claimed that this made a 100% chance of

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Question 382560: during world war II, american bomber crews suffered about 2% losses each mission. Crews were required to fly 50 missions. some crew members claimed that this made a 100% chance of getting shot down. what's wrong with this (what was their actual chance of getting shot down)?

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