A manufacturer of electronic components expects 1.04% of its products to be defective. Determine the number of defective components expected in a batch of 28,350 components. Round to the nearest whole component

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e.mccormick · Answer

Know how to use the percentage as a decimal?

bbb911 · Answer

yes

bbb911 · Answer

0.0104 and 28,350

bbb911 · Answer

but it doesn't come out the way i want it to

e.mccormick · Answer

OK... I am not sure what you mean.

anonymous · Answer

What answer are you trying to get?

bbb911 · Answer

okay i said that i multiplied 0.0104 and 28,350 and i got 294.84. however this answer is wrong

anonymous · Answer

Round it up?

bbb911 · Answer

yes i did that as well and it still came out wrong

anonymous · Answer

Are you sure the question is copied down correctly?

bbb911 · Answer

in the back of them book the answers are either $876.87; or $20,153.87

bbb911 · Answer

let me make sure

anonymous · Answer

Oh, how much does each component cost?

stamp · Answer

1.04% of 28,350 components are defective. 1.04/100 * 28,350 defective components http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1.04%2F100*28%2C350+ defective components

anonymous · Answer

Because then we multiply the number of expected defective components by the price for each one.

e.mccormick · Answer

Yah, no prise in that question you posted.  So where it the price from?

bbb911 · Answer

yea sorry i was looking the wrong number in the back of the book but yea so my answer is 294.84 then i round that to its whole componenet and i get 295 right?

anonymous · Answer

wow. But yes right answer all along!

e.mccormick · Answer

That would make a small difference.  Hehe.

bbb911 · Answer

haha lol thanks guys :)

e.mccormick · Answer

np.  have fun!