SOLUTION: The managers of an airline analyzed a random sample of flights and found that 95% of the flights arrived on time. The airline has 480 flights scheduled for next week. What is the B

SOLUTION: The managers of an airline analyzed a random sample of flights and found that 95% of the flights arrived on time. The airline has 480 flights scheduled for next week. What is the B

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Question 1112380: The managers of an airline analyzed a random sample of flights and found that 95% of the flights arrived on time. The airline has 480 flights scheduled for next week. What is the BEST estimate of the number of these flights that will NOT arrive on time?
A.5
B.240
C.24
D.456
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
480*0.05=24
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