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SOA Exam P Sample Question 124

Study guide: Exam P-1

In a given region, the number of tornadoes in a one-week period is modeled by a Poisson distribution with mean 2. The numbers of tornadoes in different weeks are mutually independent.

Calculate the probability that fewer than four tornadoes occur in a three-week period.

  • A) 0.13
  • B) 0.15
  • C) 0.29
  • D) 0.43
  • E) 0.86

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