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The probability of a particular manufactured product being defective is 1/100. How many defective products would be expected in a random sample of 1,500 products?

User Frank Yin
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To solve this we need to make a proportion


(1)/(100) = (x)/(1500) \\ x = (1 * 1500)/(100) \\ x = 15 \%

Answer: 15%

User Hol
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Answer:

15

Explanation:

Just divide 1500 by 100

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