SOLUTION: In a shipment of 40 Stoves, 2 R defected. what percent is defected?

Question 455617: In a shipment of 40 Stoves, 2 R defected. what percent is defected?
Found 2 solutions by rfer, Alan3354:
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2/40=0.05=5%
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The defected? They asked for political asylum?
Never heard of a stove doing that.

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