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1 of 10 Noxt Jeremiah bought 5 packets of watermelon seeds. Each packet contained 16 seeds. He planted 1 packet of the seeds and a dozen seeds sprouted. Which statement about the seeds in the remaining packets is best supported by this information? A At least 50 seeds will sprout. B No more than 40 seeds will sprout. C 60 out of 64 seeds will sprout. D Between 41 and 49 seeds will sprout.
Ask by Ray Chadwick. in the United States
Mar 03,2025
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D: Between 41 and 49 seeds will sprout.
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Jeremiah’s one planted packet had 16 seeds and produced 12 sprouts. This gives a sprouting rate of 12/16, or 75%.
Assuming the other packets would behave similarly, each packet’s 16 seeds might produce about 12 sprouts. For 4 packets, we'd expect 4 × 12 = 48 sprouts. Among the answer choices, only option D (“Between 41 and 49 seeds will sprout”) is consistent with this prediction.
Therefore, the best-supported statement is:
D
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Jeremiah initially had 5 packets of seeds, each with 16 seeds, leading to a total of 80 seeds (5 x 16). Planting 1 packet results in 16 seeds planted, with a dozen (12) sprouting. This indicates that there are still 64 seeds left from 4 packets. Based on the information provided, while we can estimate that not all remaining seeds will sprout, the number of sprouting seeds will logically fall below the total in the previous packets due to the observed sprouting rate. Thus, the best-supported statement is B: No more than 40 seeds will sprout.
