a cell phone company orders 500 new phones from a manufacturer. if the probability of a phone being defective is 2.6%, predict how many of the phones are likely to be defective. round your answer to the nearest whole number.

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pooja195 · Answer

Multiply 500 times 2.6% (which is equal to 2.6 / 100)

helpsos · Answer

use this formula to get your answer= 
x/500 * 100= 2.6
$$x/500 * 100 = 2.6$$
$$x/500 = 2.6/100$$
$$x/500 = 0.026$$
$$x= 0.026 * 500$$
$$x = 13$$

helpsos · Answer

just want to double check, what do you guys think?

helpsos · Answer

annyways, hope this helped :)

anonymous · Answer

yeah thank you so much :)

helpsos · Answer

np :D