Monk crossbred plants, which can have purple or white flowers, and obtained 639 plants with white flowers and 280 plants with purple flowers. Find the empirical probability that a plant had each type of flower.

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Nigel Forbes

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11 December, 20:30

Monk crossbred plants, which can have purple or white flowers, and obtained 639 plants with white flowers and 280 plants with purple flowers. Find the empirical probability that a plant had each type of flower.

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The empirical probability that a plant has white flowers is 0.695 The empirical probability that a plant has purple flowers is 0.305

Explanation:

The empirical or experimental probability is found using the results of a set of trials instead of calculated with the probability theory.

In this case, the total amount of plants of the experiment is 639 + 280 = 919.

The empirical probability that a plant has white flowers is:

Number of plants with whtie flowers / total number of plants 639 / 919 ≈ 0.695

The empirical probability that a plant has purple flowers is:

Number of plants with purple flowers / total number of plants 280 / 919 = 0.305

Monk crossbred plants, which can have purple or white flowers, and obtained 639 plants with white flowers and 280 plants with purple flowers. Find the empirical probability that a plant had each type of flower.11.1#18

Monk crossbred plants, which can have purple or white flowers, and obtained 639 plants with white flowers and 280 plants with purple flowers. Find the empirical probability that a plant had each type of flower.

11.1#18