If a seed is planted, it has a 90% chance of growing into a healthy plant. if 7 seeds are planted, what is the probability that exactly 4 don't grow?

Respuesta :

Given:
p = 90% = 0.9, the probability that the seed grows into a healthy plant.
Therefore
q = 1 - p = 0.1, the probability that the seed will not grow into a healthy plant.

n = 7, the number of seeds planted.
Let r =  4, expected number of seeds that will grow.

Use the Binomial distribution to determine
P(4 of 7 seeds will grow) = ₇C₄ p⁴q⁽⁷⁻⁴)
  = 35*(0.9⁴)*(0.1³)
  = 0.023

P(4 of 7 seeds will not grow) = 1 - P(4 of 7 seeds will grow)
  = 1 - 0.023
  = 0.977  or 97.7%

Answer:  97.7%

Answer:

0.098415

Step-by-step explanation:

The way the question is worded is odd and you should probably actually include “don’t grow into a healthy plant” or something. You can use the binomial distribution. Suppose ∼Bin(6,0.1)  so the probability that k trees don’t grow into a healthy plant is

Pr( = ) = (6 / ) 0.16^ 0.9^6−

Then the probability that two don’t grow into healthy plants is

Pr( = 2) = (6/2) 0.1^2 0.9^4

this is equal to 0.098415