Question

a monk crossbred plants, which can have purple or white flowers, and obtained 559 plants with white flowers and 204 plants with purple flowers. find the empirical probability that a plant had each type of flower.

the probability a plant had white flowers is
(round to four decimal places as needed.)

the probability a plant had purple flowers is
(round to four decimal places as needed.)

Explanation:

Calculate the total number of plants

$$ \text{Total plants} = 559 + 204 = 763 $$

Calculate the empirical probability of white flowers

$$ P(\text{White}) = \frac{559}{763} \approx 0.732634 \approx 0.7326 $$

Calculate the empirical probability of purple flowers

$$ P(\text{Purple}) = \frac{204}{763} \approx 0.267365 \approx 0.2674 $$

Answer:

A monk crossbred plants, which can have purple or white flowers, and obtained 559 plants with white flowers and 204 plants with purple flowers. Find the empirical probability that a plant had each type of flower.

The probability a plant had white flowers is <blank>0.7326</blank>
(Round to four decimal places as needed.)

The probability a plant had purple flowers is <blank>0.2674</blank>.
(Round to four decimal places as needed.)