Let X and Y be independent Poisson random variables with parameters 1 and 2, respectively, compute...

Let X and Y be independent Poisson random variables with parameters 1 and 2, respectively, compute

P(X=1 and Y=2)
P(X+Y>=2)

Find Poisson approximations to the probabilities of the following events in 500 independent trails with probabilities 0.02 of success on each trial.

1 success
2 or fewer success.

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