6. A biologist is studying the behaviour of sheep in a large field. The field is divided up into a number of equally sized squares and the average number of sheep per square is 2.25 . The sheep are randomly spread throughout the field.
- Suggest a suitable model for the number of sheep in a square and give a value for any parameter or parameters required.
Calculate the probability that a randomly selected sample square contains
- no sheep,
- more than 2 sheep.
A sheepdog has been sent into the field to round up the sheep.
- Explain why the model may no longer be applicable.
In another field, the average number of sheep per square is 20 and the sheep are randomly scattered throughout the field.
- Using a suitable approximation, find the probability that a randomly selected square contains fewer than 15 sheep.