The city water department estimates that for any day in January the probability of a water main
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The city water department estimates that for any day in January the probability of a water main freezing and breaking is .2. For six consecutive days, no water mains break.
(a) What is the probability that this happens?
(b) Are the events independent?
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Applied Statistics For Public And Nonprofit Administration
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