'A particular type of wood has an average of 1.5 knots for every 10 cubic feet of (he wood_ Identify the type of distribution that describes this situation Find the probability that 10-cubic-foot volume has at most knot: Find the probability that 100 cubic feet of wood has exactly 15 knots. Is 15 knots the most likely number of knots we would observe in sample of 100 cubic feet? Explain.'
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