11. The probability that a fuel tanker truck spills some amount of gasoline at a gas station is 0.02. Use the Poisson distribution to approximate the probability that among 150 gasoline refills by fuel tanker trucks, there are at least two spills. Round your answer to 3 decimal places.
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The average number of spills can be calculated using the formula for Poisson distribution: λ = n * p, where n is the number of trials and p is the probability of success. In this case, n = 150 and p = 0.02. So, λ = 150 * 0.02 = 3. Show more…
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