The mean number of oil tankers at a port city is eight per day. Find the probability
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(a) Exactly eight,
(b) At most three,
(c) More than eight.
Find the indicated probabilities using the geometric distribution, the Poisson distribution, or the binomial distribution. Then determine whether the events are unusual. If convenient, use a table or technology to find the probabilities.
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