Minor flaws occur in a certain indoor-outdoor carpet according to a Poisson process with an average rate of 0.49 minor flaws per square yard. A large hardware store sells this carpet in rolls of 6 ft by 9 ft (2 yds by 3 yds). If there are 32 rolls in stock, what is the probability that at least one of the rolls has no minor flaws? Round your answer to 3 decimal places.
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Since each roll is 2 yards by 3 yards, the area of each roll is 2 yards * 3 yards = 6 square yards. Therefore, the average rate of minor flaws per roll is 0.49 minor flaws per square yard * 6 square yards = 2.94 minor flaws per roll. Show more…
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