The police have estimated that there are twelve major accidents per day on a particular 10-mile stretch of a national highway.
Suppose the incidence of accidents is evenly distributed in this 10-mile stretch of the highway.
a. Find the probability that there will be fewer than eight major accidents in this 10-mile stretch of the highway.
b. Find the probability that there will be more than two accidents in a 1-mile stretch of this highway.