SOLUTION: Last fall, a gardener planted 51 iris bulbs. She found that only 45 of the bulbs bloomed in the spring. Find the empirical probability that an iris bulb of this type will b

Question 489133: Last fall, a gardener planted 51 iris bulbs. She found that only 45 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 48 to bloom?

Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
45/51=.882352
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45/51=48/n
45n=2448
n=54.4 bulbs need to be planted next time for approximately 48 to bloom..
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