Question

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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Answer 1

Answer:

The emperical probability of being a plant with white flower is

$\dfrac{639}{919}\approx 0.695$

The emperical probability of being a plant with purple flower is

$\dfrac{280}{919}\approx 0.305$

Step-by-step explanation:

There are

• 639 plants with white flowers
• 280 plants with purple flowers
• 919 plants in total.

The empirical probability of an event is the ratio of the number of outcomes in which a specified event occurs to the total number of trials, not in a theoretical sample space but in an actual experiment.

The emperical probability of being a plant with white flower is

$\dfrac{639}{919}\approx 0.695$

The emperical probability of being a plant with purple flower is

$\dfrac{280}{919}\approx 0.305$