Question

A monk crossbred plants, which can have purple or white flowers, and obtained 785 plants with white flowers and 262 plants with purple flowers. Find the experimental probability that

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a plant had each type of flower.
The probability a plant had white flowers is
The probability a plant had purple flowers is
(Round to two decimal places as needed.)
(Round to two decimal places as needed.)

Answer 1

To find the experimental probability of a plant having white or purple flowers, we need to divide the number of plants with each type of flower by the total number of plants:

Probability of a plant having white flowers = Number of plants with white flowers / Total number of plants = 785 / (785 + 262) ≈ 0.75

Probability of a plant having purple flowers = Number of plants with purple flowers / Total number of plants = 262 / (785 + 262) ≈ 0.25

Therefore, the experimental probability of a plant having white flowers is approximately 0.75, and the experimental probability of a plant having purple flowers is approximately 0.25.

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