document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1184337>Question 1184337</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A certain kind of sheet metal has, on average, 4 defects per 18 square feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Assuming a Poisson distribution, find the probability that a 33 square foot metal sheet has at least 5 defects. Round your answer to three decimal places. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #814982 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=814982\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If there are on average 4 defects per 18 square feet, then we expect to have 22/3 defects in 33 square feet of metal sheet.  So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=lambda+=+22%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"lambda+=+22%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "===>  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p%28x%29+=+e%5E%28-lambda%29%2A%28lambda%5Ex%2Fx%21%29+=+e%5E%28-22%2F3%29%2A%28%2822%2F3%29%5Ex%2Fx%21%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "===> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P%28X+%3E=+5%29+=+sum%28p%28x%29%2C+x=5%2C+infinity%29+=+1-sum%28p%28x%29%2C+x=0%2C+4%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A=+1+-+e%5E%28-22%2F3%29%2A%281+%2B+22%2F3+%2B+%2822%2F3%29%5E2%2F2%21%2B+%2822%2F3%29%5E3%2F3%21+%2B+%2822%2F3%29%5E4%2F4%21%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now you should be able to carry out the necessary calculation. </SPAN>\n" );
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