Medal!:)

About 5% of a certain type of wall nails made by a hardware supplier exceeds the requirement of being able to support 500 pounds of weight. The supplier decides to remove these nails and sell them as premium wall nails. What will happen to the expected weight that the regular nails can support?
A.
It will be less than 500 pounds.
B.
It will remain unchanged at 500 pounds.
C.
It will be greater than 500 pounds.
D.
It will decrease by a factor of 5.

I got B for my answer, is that correct?

Question

Medal!:)

About 5% of a certain type of wall nails made by a hardware supplier exceeds the requirement of being able to support 500 pounds of weight. The supplier decides to remove these nails and sell them as premium wall nails. What will happen to the expected weight that the regular nails can support?
	A.	
It will be less than 500 pounds.
	B.	
It will remain unchanged at 500 pounds.
	C.	
It will be greater than 500 pounds.
	D.	
It will decrease by a factor of 5.

I got B for my answer, is that correct?

anonymous · Answer

@Isaiah.Feynman  could you help?

phi · Answer

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