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A manufacturer of flea collars for animals that weigh less than 5 kilograms injects the collars with 15 milligrams of a biocide that only acts on fleas. The manufacturer will release a collar that has no less than 12 milligrams and no more than 16 milligrams of insecticide. The following list shows the result of sampling 36 collars from an actual production run of 720. What percentage flea collars would be acceptable to ship according to this sample?

A.32 out of 36 collars, or 89%
B.4 out of 36 collars, or 11%

A manufacturer of flea collars for animals that weigh less than 5 kilograms injects-example-1
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220 I don’t know how to explain
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Answer: 220

Explanation:

720 divided by 20 is 36. there are 11 defective collars. 36 times 20 is 220

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