document.write( "Question 187203This question is from textbook Survey of Mathematics w/ Applications expanded edition
\n" ); document.write( ": Last fall, a gardener planted 65 iris bulbs. She found that only 56 of the bulbs bloomed in the spring.
\n" ); document.write( "a) Find the empirical probability that an iris bulb of this type will bloom
\n" ); document.write( "b) How many of the bulbs should she plant next fall if she would like at least 92 to bloom?
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Last fall, a gardener planted 65 iris bulbs. She found that only 56 of the bulbs bloomed in the spring.
\n" ); document.write( "a) Find the empirical probability that an iris bulb of this type will bloom
\n" ); document.write( "Ans: 56/65 = 0.8615
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\n" ); document.write( "b) How many of the bulbs should she plant next fall if she would like at least 92 to bloom?
\n" ); document.write( "Let the desired number be \"x\"
\n" ); document.write( "Equation:
\n" ); document.write( "(56/65)x >= 92
\n" ); document.write( "x >= (65/56)(92)
\n" ); document.write( "x >= 106.79
\n" ); document.write( "Rounding up
\n" ); document.write( "x >= 107
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "

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