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Before ploughing a paddock, a farmer thought the bare paddock looked weed-free. Three days after ploughing and turning over the soil, he was amazed to see thousands of tiny seedlings. What is the most likely reason for the mass germination of seeds?


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Probability

An indicator of how probable an event is to happen, shown as a value ranging from 0 to 1, with 0 meaning it cannot happen and 1 meaning it will definitely happen.

Union

An organized association of workers formed to protect and further their rights and interests; a labor union.

Individual Probabilities

The likelihood of specific outcomes for individual events.

Probability Tree

A diagram that represents the possible outcomes of a series of events, showing the probability of each outcome in a branching format.

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