Can Someone Please Help Me! 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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Can Someone Please Help Me! 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.

Please help me understand how to do it

kropot72 · Answer

1.9% of the 2900 new bulbs are probably defective.
Predicted number of defectives =$$2900\times \frac{1.9}{100}=?$$