SOLUTION: Last fall, a gardener planted 74 tulip bulbs. She found that only 62 of the bulbs bloomed in the spring. a) Find the empirical probability that a tulip bulb of this type will

Question 210756: Last fall, a gardener planted 74 tulip bulbs. She found that only 62 of the bulbs bloomed in the spring.
a) Find the empirical probability that a tulip bulb of this type will bloom
b) How many of the bulbs should she plant next fall if she would like at least 95 to bloom?

Answer by tutor_paul(519) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the probablity (P) that a bulb will bloom based on these results is:

So if you want 95 to bloom based on this probabilty, you must plant N bulbs:

you will need to round this up, since you can't plant half a bulb:

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