Question

Last month, Shelby stocked 29 mint plants and 29 other herb plants at the garden center. Considering this data, how many of the next 62 herb plants stocked should you expect to be mint plants?
mint plants

Answer 1

To determine how many of the next 62 herb plants stocked should be expected to be mint plants, we first need to calculate the proportion of mint plants in the previous stock.

Shelby stocked a total of:
- 29 mint plants
- 29 other herb plants

This gives a total of:
\[
29 \text{ (mint)} + 29 \text{ (other herbs)} = 58 \text{ (total plants)}
\]

The proportion of mint plants is:
\[
\text{Proportion of mint plants} = \frac{29 \text{ (mint plants)}}{58 \text{ (total plants)}} = \frac{1}{2}
\]

Now, to find the expected number of mint plants in the next 62 herb plants, we multiply the total number of new plants by the proportion of mint plants:
\[
\text{Expected mint plants} = \frac{1}{2} \times 62 = 31
\]

Thus, you should expect that 31 of the next 62 herb plants stocked will be mint plants.