Elementary Statistics (12th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321836960
ISBN 13: 978-0-32183-696-0

Chapter 4 - Probability - 4-2 Basic Concepts of Probability - Basic Skills and Concepts - Page 146: 28

Answer

$0.7379$ reasonable

Work Step by Step

We know that $probability=\frac{number \ of \ good \ outcomes}{number\ of\ all\ outcomes}$. Therefore $probability=\frac{428}{580}=0.7379≈0.75$. Therefore the claim of Mendel is reasonable.
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