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14 October, 11:33

In any given year, a factory has a 20% probability of having an accident. About every how many years might the factory expect to have an accident?

Every 1 year

Every 2 years

Every 5 years

Every 20 years

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  1. 14 October, 12:24
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    Probability of having an accident = 20% o 0.2

    Thus,

    Expected number of years = 1/probability of accident = 1/0.2 = 5

    Hence,

    3. Every 5 years is the correct option.
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