document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=512132>Question 512132</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Essay; show all work. Last fall, a gardener planted 95 iris bulbs. She found that only 80 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 91 to bloom? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #342541 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=342541\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Empirical probability = 80/95 = .842\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We want .842 = 91/x where x is the number of bulbs planted. Solving, we get x = 91/.842, roughly 108. </SPAN>\n" );
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