Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Confusing?

a seed company advertises that,if its geranium seeds is properly planted the probability that the seed will grow is 90%.

a) what is the probability that a geranium seed that thst hss been planted properly will fail to grow

b)if 5 geranium seeds are properly planted what is the probability that all wll fail to grow
Confusing?
(a)

Percentage probabilities for failure and for success must add up to 100.

90% probability of success means 10% probability of failure.



(b)

There is 10% chance that one will fail to grow.

10% means 10/100 or 1/10.

The chance that five will fail is:

(1/10)^5 = 1 in 100,000.
Reply:A. 10%

B. 2%

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