Suppose the probability that a major earthquake occurs on a given day in Fresno, California, is 1 in 10,000. a. In the next 1,000 days, what is the expected number of major earthquakes in Fresno? b. If the occurrence of major earthquakes can be modeled by the Poisson distribution, calculate the probability that therewill be at least one major earthquake in Fresno during the next 1,000 days.

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16 June, 11:28

Suppose the probability that a major earthquake occurs on a given day in Fresno, California, is 1 in 10,000. a. In the next 1,000 days, what is the expected number of major earthquakes in Fresno? b. If the occurrence of major earthquakes can be modeled by the Poisson distribution, calculate the probability that therewill be at least one major earthquake in Fresno during the next 1,000 days.

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Mason Hunter · Answer 1

1 in 10

Explanation;

If the given probability is 1 in 10000 then in the next thousand days the value of probability will decrease by a factor of 1000 which is 1 in 10000.