A gun firing at a certain target can expect a direct hit with one round in twenty. Use poisson distribution to determine the chance of two or more hits when ten records are fixed.
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- Probability of a direct hit with one round: \( p = \frac{1}{20} \) - Number of rounds fired: \( n = 10 \) Show more…
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