Assuming That Potholes Occur Randomly Along Roads, the Number of Potholes

question 124

Multiple Choice

Assuming that potholes occur randomly along roads, the number of potholes per mile of road could best be described by the:

• A) binomial distribution.
• B) Poisson distribution.
• C) hypergeometric distribution.
• D) continuous distribution

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