SOLUTION: A garden is planted with three type of seeds ABC, the probability that any seed will germinate is 2/3. If the seed are planted simultaneously, find the probability that (a) only on

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Question 771190: A garden is planted with three type of seeds ABC, the probability that any seed will germinate is 2/3. If the seed are planted simultaneously, find the probability that (a) only one seed germinates (b) exactly two seeds germinate
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(a) P(only one seed germinates)
=3C%5B1%5D%282%2F3%29%5E1%281%2F3%29%5E%283-1%29
=3C%5B1%5D%282%2F3%29%5E1%281%2F3%29%5E2
=2%2F9
(b) P(exactly two seeds germinate)
=3C%5B2%5D%282%2F3%29%5E2%281%2F3%29%5E%283-2%29
=3C%5B2%5D%282%2F3%29%5E2%281%2F3%29%5E1
=4%2F9