document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=970343>Question 970343</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The National Hurricane Center forecasts that hurricanes will hit the strike areas with a .95 probability.  What is the probability that 10 hurricanes reach landfall in the strike area?  What is the probability at least one of the 10 hurricanes reaches land outside the strike area? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: 0.95^10 = 0.6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the probability at least one of the 10 hurricanes reaches land outside the strike area?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(strick outside) = 0.1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(x = 1) = 10C1*0.1*0.9^9 = 0.3874<BR>\n" );
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