document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=383478>Question 383478</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Essay; show all work. Last fall, a gardener planted 68 iris bulbs. She found that only 58 of the bulbs bloomed in the spring. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the empirical probability that an iris bulb of this type will bloom. Give answer as a fraction in lowest terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many of the bulbs should she plant next fall if she would like at least 60 to bloom? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #271523 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=271523\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Empirical probability that an iris bulb of this type will bloom = 58/68, or 29/34.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=29%2F34+=+60%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"29%2F34+=+60%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or x = 34*60/29 = 70.345.  Therefore, she has to plant 70 for at least 60 to bloom. </SPAN>\n" );
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