document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1189633>Question 1189633</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Coin piler is a typesetter who on the average 0.5 error per page, what is the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Probability that she will make no error in the first t = 10 pages?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is probability that she will make exactly 5 error in the first 10 pages? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #821083 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=821083\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> probability of 0 errors for this Poisson distribution is e^(-0.5)*0.5^0*0!=0.6065<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for 10 pages is is 0.6065^10=0.0067,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Also can use Poisson of parameter 5 and looks at probability of 0 errors. Just multiply the Poisson parameter by 5 pages, since the Poisson parameter is proportional to the amount of time or chances.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this is e^(-5)*5^0*0!=0.0067 </SPAN>\n" );
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