SOLUTION: A farmer bought 3 seeds and the probability of them germinating is 3 out of 4. If he planted all the 3 seeds, what is the probability of only one germinating?

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Question 1163413: A farmer bought 3 seeds and the probability of them germinating is 3 out of 4. If he planted all the 3 seeds, what is the probability of only one germinating?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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It is the binomial type probability distribution problem.


The number of trial n= 3; the probability of the success trial is  3%2F4,  and the number of success trial k = 1. 


    P = C%5B3%5D%5E1%2A%283%2F4%29%5E1%2A%281-3%2F4%29%5E%283-1%29 = 3%2A%283%2F4%29%5E1%2A%281%2F4%29%5E2 = 0.140625  ~= 14.1% (rounded).     ANSWER

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