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5. Pat bought a new variety of tomato seeds this year. To estimate the probability that a seed from the new plant will germinate, a random sample of 50 seeds was planted in warm, moist soil. Of these seeds, 22 germinated. a. Calculate the probability that a seed will germinate. Express as a percentage. b. Calculate the probability that a seed will not germinate. Express as a percentage. c. Do the probabilities assigned to the sample space add up to 100%? Why or why not? Explain using the rules of probability.

5. Pat bought a new variety of tomato seeds this year. To estimate the probability that a seed from the new plant will germinate, a random sample of 50 seeds was planted in warm, moist soil. Of these seeds, 22 germinated. a. Calculate the probability that a seed will germinate. Express as a percentage. b. Calculate the probability that a seed will not germinate. Express as a percentage. c. Do the probabilities assigned to the sample space add up to 100%? Why or why not? Explain using the rules of probability.

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5. Pat bought a new variety of tomato seeds this year. To estimate the probability that a seed from the new plant will germinate, a random sample of 50 seeds was planted in warm, moist soil. Of these seeds, 22 germinated. a. Calculate the probability that a seed will germinate. Express as a percentage. b. Calculate the probability that a seed will not germinate. Express as a percentage. C. Do the probabilities assigned to the sample space add up to 100%? Why or why not? Explain using the rules of probability.
Transcribed Image Text:5. Pat bought a new variety of tomato seeds this year. To estimate the probability that a seed from the new plant will germinate, a random sample of 50 seeds was planted in warm, moist soil. Of these seeds, 22 germinated. a. Calculate the probability that a seed will germinate. Express as a percentage. b. Calculate the probability that a seed will not germinate. Express as a percentage. C. Do the probabilities assigned to the sample space add up to 100%? Why or why not? Explain using the rules of probability.
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Step 1: Introducing the given information

Probability quantifies the chances of happening an event. The probability values always lie in the range 0 and 1. The formula to calculate probability is given below.

P equals fraction numerator text Number of favourable outcomes end text over denominator text Total number of outcomes end text end fraction

An event is a subset of the sample space.. The sample space consists of a set of all possible outcomes.

Total number of seeds(n) = 50

Number of seeds germinate = 22

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