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OpenStudy (amber15):

can some one tell me if i'm correct on this problem.. A quality control inspector examined 500 light bulbs and found 14 defective . at this rate how many defective bulbs would there be in a lot of 55000 bulbs. there would be ___defective bulbs answer 1540

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

The fraction you need is 14/500. Multiply that by 55000.

OpenStudy (amber15):

okay thank you

OpenStudy (amber15):

it came out to 1540

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