document.write( "Question 168382: the patel manufacturing company allows for a defect rate of 0.9% on it's production line. The defect average for last week was 3 items out of 1,500. What is the difference between the allowed defect rate and the defect average for last week? \n" ); document.write( "

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3/1500=.002 or .2% is the defect rate.
\n" ); document.write( ".9-.2=.7% better than the allowable defect rate. \n" ); document.write( "

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