document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=115177>Question 115177</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0131250809/algebrahomeworkh>Algebra 1</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a forest contains about 500 trees. You randomly pick 67 trees and find that 27 of them are oaks. What is the experimental probability that a tree in the forest is an oak? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #83945 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=83945\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 27/67=.40 OR 40% OF THE SAMPLE ARE OAKS.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THEREFORE 40% OF THE 500 ARE PROBABLY OAKS.<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".4*500=200 IN THIS FOREST 200 ARE PROBABLY OAKS.  </SPAN>\n" );
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