Question

A catalog store has 9% of its orders returned for a refund. The owner predicts that a new candle will have 1,284 returns out of the 16,496 sold. Do you agree with this prediction? Select from the drop down menu the words and numbers into the statements to complete the explanation.

Answer 1

No. 1,284 is not 9% of 16,496

Explanation:

9% of 16,496

9/100 × 16496

1484.64

1284 is not 9% of 16,496