SSAT Elementary Level
Quantitative (Math)

Probability of Group A Plant Growth

Hard Data Analysis And Probability Basic Probability

In a science experiment, a researcher is testing the effects of three different types of fertilizers on plant growth. The researcher has 30 plants, evenly divided into three groups of 10 plants each. Each group receives a different fertilizer: Group A receives Fertilizer 1, Group B receives Fertilizer 2, and Group C receives Fertilizer 3.

At the end of the experiment, the researcher measures the number of plants in each group that showed significant growth. The results are as follows: Group A has 8 plants showing significant growth, Group B has 6 plants showing significant growth, and Group C has 4 plants showing significant growth.

If a plant is randomly selected from the total of 30 plants, what is the probability that the plant comes from Group A and showed significant growth?

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