document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=204039>Question 204039</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Last fall, a gardener planted 74 tulip bulbs. She found that only 62 of the bulbs bloomed in the spring. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) Find the empirical probability that a tulip bulb of this type will bloom <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) How many of the bulbs should she plant next fall if she would like at least 95 to bloom? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) Find the empirical probability that a tulip bulb of this type will bloom<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: 62/74= 0.837838...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) How many of the bulbs should she plant next fall if she would like at least 95 to bloom? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use a proportion:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/95 = 74/62<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (74/62)*95<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 113.387097<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rounding up she should plant 114 plants<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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