A rare plant will only produce flowers from 10% of the seeds planted. Kelsey plants two seeds of this plant. What is the probability that neither seed produces a plant with flowers? Express your answer as a percentage rounded to the nearest whole number.
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Let's first calculate the probability that one seed does not produce a plant with flowers. Since only 10% of the seeds produce flowers, the probability of one seed not producing flowers is 90% or 0.9.
The probability that both seeds do not produce plants with flowers is the product of the individual probabilities:
0.9 * 0.9 = 0.81
Therefore, the probability that neither seed produces a plant with flowers is 81%.