A worker takes a random sample of 200 bolts and finds that 30 of them are either too long or too short, thus making them unusable. Estimate the number of unusable bolts in a production of 17,000 bolts.

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parthkohli · Answer

$\Large \color{purple}{\rightarrow 30:200::x:17000 }$
$\Large \color{purple}{\rightarrow 200x = 510000 }$
$\Large \color{purple}{\rightarrow 2x = 5100 }$
$\Large \color{purple}{\rightarrow x = 2050 }$

He/she makes 2050 bolts unusable