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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A manufacturer inspects 500 personal video players and finds that 496 of them have no defects. The manufacturer sent a shipment of 2000 video players to a distributor. Predict the number of players in the shipment that are likely to have no defects. A. 16 B. 1840 C. 496 D. 1984

OpenStudy (anonymous):

496/500=.992 1-.992=.008 2000*.008=16

OpenStudy (anonymous):

woah

OpenStudy (anonymous):

do you know what i did?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

not at all

OpenStudy (anonymous):

16 is the number that defected. it should be 2000-16=1984

OpenStudy (anonymous):

r we gonna hav a debate here

OpenStudy (anonymous):

first i found the percentage that have no defects (496/500) then i subtracted i from it to find the percentage with defects (1-.992) then multiply by the 2000

OpenStudy (anonymous):

lol..no sweetie. juz wanna tell u the answer. so better i dont answer ur questions.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wait anfar is right i found the defects for 2000

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sorry

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so its D

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ITS OKAY

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah

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