document.write( "Question 1042724: How strange are coincidences? Suppose an event has a 1 in 500 chance of happening each day. Won't you be surprised if it occurs? But approximately what is the probability that this event will happen sometime in the next year? (Hint: Assume independence, and find the probability that it will not occur in the next year. Round your answer to two decimal places.) \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "How strange are coincidences? Suppose an event has a 1 in 500 chance of happening each day. \r\n" );
document.write( "Won't you be surprised if it occurs?                                                               - Yes,  I  will.\r\n" );
document.write( "But approximately what is the probability that this event will happen sometime in the next year?     .\r\n" );
document.write( "(Hint: Assume independence, and find the probability that it will not occur in the next year.      -  I need not this hint.\r\n" );
document.write( "Round your answer to two decimal places.) \r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Otherwise it is not a catastrophe.\r
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