It is known from past experience that in a certain plant there are on the average 4 incidents per month. Find the proba- bility that in a given year there will be less than 4 accidents. Assume Poisson distribution.

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It is known from past experience that in a certain
plant there are on the average 4 incidents per month. Find the proba-
bility that in a given year there will be less than 4 accidents. Assume
Poisson distribution.
Transcribed Image Text:It is known from past experience that in a certain plant there are on the average 4 incidents per month. Find the proba- bility that in a given year there will be less than 4 accidents. Assume Poisson distribution.
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