Question: The probability is .03 that a passenger on United Airlines fight 9841 is a Platinum flyer (50,000 miles per year). If 200 passengers take this

The probability is .03 that a passenger on United Airlines fight 9841 is a Platinum flyer (50,000 miles per year). If 200 passengers take this fight, use Excel to find the binomial probability of
(a) No Platinum flyers,
(b) One Platinum flyer, and
(c) Two Platinum flyers.
(d) Calculate the same probabilities using a Poisson approximation.
(e) Is the Poisson approximation justified? Explain.

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