A construction company orders 2900 new light bulbs for a new office building. If the probability of a light bulb being defective is 1.9%,predict how many of the light bulbs are likely to be defective. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

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anonymous · Answer

@mathmagician I tried to divide it but dosent it look rite

campbell_st · Answer

P(defective) = 0.019     (or1.9%)

in a batch of 2900    number defective = 2900 * 0.019

campbell_st · Answer

its about 56 or 57

anonymous · Answer

cant b  because the options that I have is 55,69,46 ,551

campbell_st · Answer

I don't have a calculator... so I'd probably go for 55