Question

A cell phone company orders 500 new phones from a manufacturer. If the probability of a phone being defective is 2.6%, predict how many of the phones are likely to be defective. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

16 phones
13 phones
11 phones
130 phones

Answer 1

sure

Answer 2

ok so this is just like a percent problem

Answer 3

okay

Answer 4

2.6% is exactly like 2.6/100 or 0.026

Answer 5

so just like a percentage problem, you can multiply this by the number you want the percentage taken of(in this case 500) and you will get your answer :)

Answer 6

so just calculate 0.026*500

Answer 7

13

Answer 8

thank you c:

Answer 9

great you got it!