document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=404580>Question 404580</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Essay; show all work. Last fall, a gardener planted 87 iris bulbs. She found that only 72 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 88 to bloom? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I found the empirical probability, but lost on the second part.  </SPAN>\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 88 to bloom? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I found the empirical probability, but lost on the second part. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "empirical = 72/87<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be the number she should plant.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Inequality:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve: (72/87)x >= 88<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x >= (87/72)88<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x >= 106 1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "She should plant at least 107 bulbs.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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