Shooting Stars
The probability of seeing at least one shooting star during any given hour is 0.84. Assuming shooting stars appear independently over time at a constant rate, what is the probability of seeing at least one during a 10-minute interval? Round to 3 decimal places.
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Source: Standard Poisson-process exercise from introductory probability texts. Statement written for AxiomIQ.