Hybrids One of Mendel’s famous experiments with peas included 47 offspring, and 34 of them had long stems. Mendel claimed that under the same conditions, 75% of offspring peas would have long stems. Assume that Mendel’s claim of 75% is true, and assume that a sample consists of 47 offspring peas.

a. Use the range rule of thumb to identify the limits separating values that are significantly low and those that are significantly high. Based on the results, is the result of 34 peas with long stems either significantly low or significantly high?

b. Find the probability of exactly 34 peas with long stems.

c. Find the probability of 34 or fewer peas with long stems.

d. Which probability is relevant for determining whether 34 peas with long stems is significantly low: the probability from part

(b) or part (c)? Based on the relevant probability, is the result of 34 peas with long stems significantly low?

e. What do the results suggest about Mendel’s claim of 75%?