SOLUTION: In a hybrid corn experiment 200 seeds were planted, and 170 of them germinated. Find the empirical probability that a randomly selected seed of this type will germinate. Gi

Question 403258: In a hybrid corn experiment 200 seeds were planted, and 170 of them germinated.

Find the empirical probability that a randomly selected seed of this type will germinate.

Give an exact decimal answer with no trailing zeros.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In a hybrid corn experiment 200 seeds were planted, and 170 of them germinated.
Find the empirical probability that a randomly selected seed of this type will germinate.
Give an exact decimal answer with no trailing zeros.
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Probability = 170/200 = 17/20 = 0.85
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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