Question

A geneticist conducts an experiment with beans, one sample of offspring consisted of 442 green beans and 146 yellow beans. Based on these results, estimate the probability of getting an offspring bean that is green.Report the answer as a percent rounded to one decimal place accuracy. You need not enter the "%" symbol.prob = %Is the result reasonably close to the value of 34 that was expected?yesno

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation

We are told that

A geneticist conducts an experiment with beans

sample of green beans = 442

sample of yellow bean = 146

Probability is simply the ratio of the number of possible outcomes to the number of total outcomes

To estimate the probability that an offspring will be green will be obtained using the formula:

`P=\frac{number\text{ of green beans}}{total\text{ number of beans}}=(442)/(442+146)=(221)/(294)=0.75170`

Therefore, the probability in terms of percentage will be

`75.2\text{ \%}`

We are now asked to check if the result is close to 3/4

3/4 is equivalent to 0.75 which also means 75%

Thus, the answer is

YES

It is close to 3/4