SOLUTION: Show all work. Last fall, a gardener planted 64 iris bulbs. She found that only 56 of the bulbs bloomed in the spring. �Find the empirical probability that an iris bulb of this t

Question 468443: Show all work. Last fall, a gardener planted 64 iris bulbs. She found that only 56 of the bulbs bloomed in the spring.
�Find the empirical probability that an iris bulb of this type will bloom. Give answer as a fraction in lowest terms.
�How many of the bulbs should she plant next fall if she would like at least 59 to bloom?

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Show all work. Last fall, a gardener planted 64 iris bulbs. She found that only 56 of the bulbs bloomed in the spring.
�Find the empirical probability that an iris bulb of this type will bloom. Give answer as a fraction in lowest terms.
Ans: 56/64 = 7/8
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�How many of the bulbs should she plant next fall if she would like at least 59 to bloom?
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Let "x" be number she should plant.
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Inequality:::::
Solve (7/8)x >= 59
x >= (8/7)*59 = 68 when rounded up
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cheers,
Stan H.
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