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Sampling Distributions · Superchallenge problem

An insurer sells 10,00010{,}000 policies. Independently, each policy produces a claim of $1000\$1000 with probability 0.010.01 and no claim otherwise. Every policy is charged the same premium. Using the central limit theorem with z=1.96z = 1.96, what is the smallest premium, in dollars and whole cents, for which the probability that total claims exceed total premiums is at most 0.0250.025?