PLEASE HELP A battery manufacturer randomly tests 500 batteries and finds that 3 are defective.

How many defective batteries would be expected in a shipment of 12,000 batteries?

A.
120

B.
72

C.
60

D.
36

Question

PLEASE HELP  A battery manufacturer randomly tests 500 batteries and finds that 3 are defective. 


How many defective batteries would be expected in a shipment of 12,000 batteries?
	
	
 
A.
	120
	
 
B.
	72
	
 
C.
	60
	
 
D.
	36

anonymous · Answer

12,000 / 500 = 24

24 x 3 = ?

That will be your answer.

mathstudent55 · Answer

12,000 is how many times 500?

anonymous · Answer

BATERIES   DEFECT
500            3
12,000        X
500X = 12X  INTO 3 
SO WHAT IS X?