Sharon is planting tulip bulbs in her garden. In the catalog she sees a disclaimer that there is a 1/15 probability that a bulb will not flower. If Sharon plants 90 bulbs, how many tulips can she expect

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Sharon is planting tulip

bulbs in her garden. In the
catalog she sees a disclaimer that there is a 1/15 probability that a bulb will not flower. If Sharon plants 90 bulbs, how many tulips can she expect to see in her garden?

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Answer:

84 flowers.

Explanation:

We must multiply 90 by 1/15 to get 6 bulbs that will not flower. 90-6 is 84.

Joel Verhagen answered Jul 5, 2023

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