Question

In shipment of 850 widgets, 32 are found to be detective. At this rate, how many detective widgets could be expected in 22,000 widgets? Around the nearest whole number

Answer 1

The number of detective widgets out of 22,000 widgets is 828 widgets

Explanation:

Given as :

The total number of widgets = 850

The number of detective widgets out of 850 = 32

Now,

∵ Out of 850 widgets , the number of detective widgets = 32

SO,Out of 1 widgets , the number of detective widgets =
`(32)/(850)`

∴ Out of 22,000 widgets , the number of detective widgets =
`(32)/(850)` × 22,000

Or, Out of 22,000 widgets , the number of detective widgets = 828.23

Hence, The number of detective widgets out of 22,000 widgets is 828 widgets Answer