The probably of carrying a cancer mutation in the general population is 1 in 1000.What is the probability of finding 3 people with the mutation in a random sample of 500 people?(Hint: Poisson distribution is a good approximation of the binomial function when p is small).

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The probably of carrying a cancer mutation in the general population is 1 in 1000.What is the probability of finding 3 people with the mutation in a random sample of 500 people?(Hint: Poisson distribution is a good approximation of the binomial function when p is small).