A company produces optical-fiber cable with a mean of 0.4 flaws per 100 feet. What is the probability that there will be exactly 5 flaws in 1200 feet of cable? Round your answer to four decimal places.

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Solution:

lambda (λ) is the mean number of events within a given interval of time or space.

[tex]\begin{gathered} \lambda=0.4(\frac{1200}{100}) \\ \\ \lambda=4.8 \end{gathered}[/tex]

Also, given;

[tex]x=5[/tex]

Thus, the probability is;

[tex]P(X=x)=e^{-\lambda}\cdot\frac{\lambda^x}{x!}[/tex]

Then;

[tex]\begin{gathered} P(5)=e^{-4.8}(\frac{4.8^5}{5!}) \\ \\ P(5)\approx0.1747 \end{gathered}[/tex]

ANSWER: 0.1747