A cellphone company orders 300 new phones from a manufacturer. If the probability of a phone being defective is 3.5%, predict how many of the phones are likely to be defective. Round to the whole number.

(a) 11 phones
(b) 13 phones
(c) 9 phones
(d) 105 phones

Question

A cellphone company orders 300 new phones from a manufacturer. If the probability of a phone being defective is 3.5%, predict how many of the phones are likely to be defective. Round to the whole number. 

(a) 11 phones
(b) 13 phones
(c) 9 phones 
(d) 105 phones

anonymous · Answer

c

anonymous · Answer

oh wait, 3.5 * 4 = 14 
so it might be (b)