Question

If the chances of having purple flowers is 3/4 and the chances of having tall stems is 3/4, what are the chances of an offspring being tall and having purple flowers?OOOO3/43/4+3/49/163/16

Answer 1

Step 1:

Given data

`\begin{gathered} \text{Chances of having purple flowers = }(3)/(4) \\ \text{Chances of having tall stems is }(3)/(4) \end{gathered}`

Step 2

Note: 'and' in probability represent multiplication.

Next: Find the chances of an offspring being tall and having purple flowers

`\begin{gathered} =\text{ }(3)/(4)\text{ }*\text{ }(3)/(4) \\ \text{= }(9)/(16) \end{gathered}`

Final answer

9/16