Solution Found!
29. Apples. An orchard owner knows that hell have to
Chapter 17, Problem 29(choose chapter or problem)
29. Apples. An orchard owner knows that hell have to useabout 6% of the apples he harvests for cider because theywill have bruises or blemishes. He expects a tree to produceabout 300 apples.a) Describe an appropriate model for the number of ciderapples that may come from that tree. Justify your model.b) Find the probability there will be no more than adozen cider apples.c) Is it likely there will be more than 50 cider apples?Explain.
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
29. Apples. An orchard owner knows that hell have to useabout 6% of the apples he harvests for cider because theywill have bruises or blemishes. He expects a tree to produceabout 300 apples.a) Describe an appropriate model for the number of ciderapples that may come from that tree. Justify your model.b) Find the probability there will be no more than adozen cider apples.c) Is it likely there will be more than 50 cider apples?Explain.
ANSWER:a) A binomial distribution is an appropriate model for this situation since it models the number of successes in a set number of trials where each trial can result in success or failure. In this case, 6% of the 300 apples will have bruises or blemishes, and 94% are expec