The number of knots in a particular type of wood has a Poisson distribution with an average of 1.5 knots in 10 cubic feet of the wood. Find the probability that a 10-cubic-foot block of the wood has at most 2 knot.
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5^0}{0!} e^{-1.5} \approx 0.2231 \] Show more…
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