SOLUTION: A package of seeds states that the probability of germination is 0.92. For a package containing 75 seeds, the mean and variance of the number of seeds germinating are?

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Question 565276: A package of seeds states that the probability of germination is 0.92. For a package containing 75 seeds, the mean and variance of the number of seeds germinating are?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(28717) About Me  (Show Source):
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Mean = np = 75*0.92 = 69

Variance = np(1-p) = 75*(0.92)*(1-0.92) = 5.52