Essay; show all work. Last fall, a gardener planted 64 iris bulbs. She found that only 56 of the bulbs bloomed in the spring.

Find the empirical probability that an iris bulb of this type will bloom. Give answer as a fraction in lowest terms.
How many of the bulbs should she plant next fall if she would like at least 59 to bloom?

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Essay; show all work. Last fall, a gardener planted 64 iris bulbs. She found that only 56 of the bulbs bloomed in the spring. 

 Find the empirical probability that an iris bulb of this type will bloom. Give answer as a fraction in lowest terms.
How many of the bulbs should she plant next fall if she would like at least 59 to bloom?

anonymous · Answer

the ratio is $\frac{56}{64}$ which reduces

anonymous · Answer

the is hard

anonymous · Answer

ok i think i got it so if
56/64 is 7/8 so that is 87.5 %
and so 59 - 12.5 % =51.625
so we can say about 52

anonymous · Answer

i hope that helps