SOLUTION: Find the probability that when a gardner plants 20 seeds, she harvests 16 radishes given the probability that a radish seed will germinate is 0.7.

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Question 62770: Find the probability that when a gardner plants 20 seeds, she harvests 16 radishes given the probability that a radish seed will germinate is 0.7.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the probability that when a gardner plants 20 seeds, she harvests 16 radishes given the probability that a radish seed will germinate is 0.7.
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This is a binomial problem with n=20, p=0.7, x=16.
P(X=16)=20C16 (0.7)^16(0.3)4 = 0.13
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Stan H.