An appliance store knows that 3% of the air conditioners it sells need repairs within 5 years. If the store sells 1500 air conditioners, how many of them can be expected to need repairs in the next 5 years?

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random231 · Answer

x% of y = (x/100)*y  can u do it?

mathstudent55 · Answer

Calculate 3% of 1500.
In math, "of" usually mean "times."
Also, % means divide by 100, or move the decimal point 2 places to the left.

That means

3%        of    1500     means
0.03     *      1500

Just multiply 0.03 * 1500

anonymous · Answer

Ok thanks