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desseyholm desseyholm
  • 19-04-2016
  • Mathematics
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A bowl of flower seeds contains 5 petunia seeds

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andriansp andriansp
  • 29-04-2016

Assuming that this is the complete question : a bowl of flower seeds contains 5 petunia seeds and 15 begonia seeds. Riley calculated the probability that a randomly selected seed is petunia seed as 1/3. Describe and correct Riley's Error .


Answer :

Riley is wrong because the probability of a randomly selected seed is petunia is 1/4.

Total petunia seeds : 5
total all seeds        : 20

Probability = 5/20 = 1/4

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