During a 77-year period, tornadoes killed about 0.27 people per day in the United States. Assume this

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During a 77-year period, tornadoes killed about 0.27 people per day in the United States. Assume this rate holds true today and is constant throughout the year. Find the probability that the number of people in the United States killed by a tornado tomorrow is 

(a) Exactly zero, 

(b) At most two, and 

(c) More than one.


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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