Question #338197

It was found that 90% of cucumber seeds sown in the soil germinate. Determine the most likely

number of germinated grains if there are 70 grains in the package.


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Expert's answer
2022-05-16T15:33:42-0400

By the binomial distribution, the probability that k seeds germinate is (70k)(0.9)k(10.9)70k\begin{pmatrix} 70 \\ k \end{pmatrix}(0.9)^k(1-0.9)^{70-k}

The expected value of the number of seeds to germinate is pn=700.9=63pn=70*0.9=63.

So, we need to compute the binomial distribution probability values for k=62, k=63 and k=64 to find the maximum.

For k=62k=62

P=70!(7062)!62!(0.9)62(0.1)7062=0.1374P=\frac {70!} {(70-62)!62!} (0.9)^{62}(0.1)^{70-62}=0.1374

For k=63k=63

P=70!(7063)!63!(0.9)63(0.1)7063=0.15704P=\frac {70!} {(70-63)!63!} (0.9)^{63}(0.1)^{70-63}=0.15704

For k=64k=64

P=70!(7064)!64!(0.9)64(0.1)7064=0.15459P=\frac {70!} {(70-64)!64!} (0.9)^{64}(0.1)^{70-64}=0.15459

As we can see, P(k=63)=0.15704P(k=63)=0.15704 is the most probable.

So, the most likely number of germinated grains if there are 70 grains in the package is 63.



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