A masking tape manufacturer expects 0.04 flaws per meter of tape, on average. The Poisson assumptions hold. Find the probability of exactly 1 flaw in 0.1 meters of tape. 0.0138 0.0289 0.0103 0.0221 0.0040

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A masking tape manufacturer expects 0.04 flaws per meter of tape, on average. The Poisson assumptions hold. Find the probability of exactly 1 flaw in 0.1 meters of tape.

0.0138
0.0289
0.0103
0.0221
0.0040
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