SOLUTION: A cell phone company orders 800 new phones from a manufacturer. If the probability of a phone being defective is 1.8%, predict how many of the phones are likely to be defective.
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Question 413404: A cell phone company orders 800 new phones from a manufacturer. If the probability of a phone being defective is 1.8%, predict how many of the phones are likely to be defective. Round to the nearest whole number.
Answer by phxladyphx@yahoo.com(18) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You take the percentage times the number of new phones and then divide by 100
1.8 * 800 / 100 = 14.4 phones rounded to 14 phones would be defective
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