ESE 2021Q71
Q: Suppose that a book of 600 pages contains 40 printing mistakes. Assume that these errors are randomly distributed throughout the book and x, the number of errors per page, has a Poisson distribution. What is the probability that 10 pages selected at random will be free of errors?
(a)(1⁄3) e⁻¹
(b)2 e¹ᐟ³
(c)e²ᐟ³
(d)(1⁄3) e⁻²
Correct Answer: (a)
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