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About 5% of the population has a particular genetic mutation. 900 people are randomly selected.

Find the mean for the number of people with the genetic mutation in such groups of 900.

User Ali Akber
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Answer:

Explanation:

change 5% to a decimal = 0.05

multiply by the # of randomly selected people:

0.05 · 900 = 45

User Daniel Mackay
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I think u need to do 5%*900 which is 5 percent of 900. the answer might be 45 I'm not 100 percebt sure tho
User Rach Chen
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