Question

There is an 85% chance that a flight on Bandway Airlines will arrive on time. Out of a total of 600 flights, how many are expected to arrive on time?

Answer 1

1/8 or 12.5% or .125

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: 510 flights are expected to arrive on time.

Explanation:

Given : There is an 85% chance that a flight on Bandway Airlines will arrive on time.

which can be written as 0.85 . [To convert percentage into decimal we divide it by 100.]

The total number of flights = 600

Then, the number of flights are expected to arrive on time will be :-

=Chances of flight arrive on time × Total flights

`=0.85*600=510`

Hence, 510 flights are expected to arrive on time.