Question

A cell phone company orders 500 new phones from a manufacturer. If the probability of a phone being defective is 2.9%, predict how many of the phones are likely to be defective. Round to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

100 phones ---------> 2.9 phones deffective
then what about 500 phone..........?

Answer 2

First your going to turn 2.9% into a decimal, which gives you 0.026, then your going to multiply that by 500. Then you'll get your answer.

Answer 3

i meant 0.029

Answer 4

i got 15 phones is tht right

Answer 5

yes

Answer 6

thnxz

Answer 7

5*2.9=14.5
round off 15
yes right absolutely

Answer 8

your welcome