Question

A cell phone company orders 600 new phones from a manufacturer. If the probability of a phone being defective is 3.5%, predict how many of the phones are likely to be defective. Round to the nearest whole number.

21 phones

26 phones

18 phones

210 phones

Answer 1

21 phones because 3.5% of 600 = 21.

Answer 2

3.5% of 600....turn percent to decimal by dividing it by 100..." of " means multiply

0.035(600) = 21 phones <==