SOLUTION: Jason has a packet of tomato seeds left over from last year. He plants 36 of the seeds and only 8 sprout. what is the experimental probability that a tomato seed from this packet w

Question 680698: Jason has a packet of tomato seeds left over from last year. He plants 36 of the seeds and only 8 sprout. what is the experimental probability that a tomato seed from this packet will sprout?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Jason has a packet of tomato seeds left over from last year. He plants 36 of the seeds and only 8 sprout. what is the experimental probability that a tomato seed from this packet will sprout?
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P(sprout) = 8/36 = 2/9
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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