A shopkeeper sells three types of flower seeds A1, A2 and A3. They are sold as a mixture where the proportions are 4:4:2 respectively. The germination rates of the three types of seeds are 45%, 60% and 35%. Calculate the probability
(i) of a randomly chosen seed to germinate
(ii) that it will not germinate given that the seed is of type A3,
(iii) that it is of the type A2 given that a randomly chosen seed does not germinate.
Given that: A1: A2: A3 = 4: 4: 2
So, the probabilities will be
P(A1) = 4/10, P(A2) = 4/10 and P(A3) = 2/10,
Where A1, A2 and A3 are the three types of seeds.
Therefore, the required probability is 16/51 or 0.314.
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