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A crossing track was constructed over a water channel with atotal length of 1700 m and width of 40 m. If you know that themaximum flow that can be carried by the water channel is 400 m3/sover a 25-year storm event. Calculate:


a. The probability that the crossing track will flood nextyear.

b. The probability that the crossing track will flood at leastonce in the next 12 years.

c. The probability that the crossing track will not flood in thenext 12 years.

d. The probability that the crossing track will flood exactly 5times in the next 12 years. e. The probability that the crossingtrack will flood at least three times in the next 250 years.

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