If each of the 45 million people in a country independently has a probability of 1×10^−7 of being killed by a rare disease in a given year, calculate the probability of exactly 2 such deaths occurring in a given year.
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Calculate the probability of each individual in the country being killed by a rare disease in a given year. 45 million people x 1×10^?7 = 4.5×10?7 Show more…
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