How many computers out of 240 can have errors and stay within the company’s goal of no more than 3% errors?

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asked Feb 1, 2023 32.9k views

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Jacob Manaker · Answer 1 · 2023-02-07T06:36:24+0000

Solution:

Given:

$(e)/(240)\leq0.03$

Cross multiplying;

$\begin{gathered} e\leq0.03*240 \\ e\leq7.2 \end{gathered}$

Since computers are whole and not a part, the nearest whole number is 7.

This means 7 computers or less can be made in error and still be within the company's goal of no more than 3% error.

Therefore, the correct answer that will be within the company's goal of no more than 3% errors will be;

$e\leq7$