A certain kind of sheet metal has, on average, 9 defects per 10 square feet. Assuming a Poisson distribution, find the probability that a 12 square foot metal sheet has 14 defects. (rounded to four decimal places)

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A certain kind of sheet metal has, on average, 9 defects per 10 square feet.
Assuming a Poisson distribution, find the probability that a 12 square foot metal sheet
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(rounded to four decimal places)
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