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After testing 7,200 transistors, an inspector found that 1.5% were defective. How many of the transistors were defective?​

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Answer: 108 transistors were defective

The easiest way to do this problem would be to use multiplication

Take 7,200 transistors and multiply it by 0.015

7,200 x 0.015

108

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