document.write( "Question 1175832: A company that manufactures shoes has three factories. Factory 1 produces 25% of the
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document.write( "    P = 0.25*0.01 + 0.60*0.005 + 0.15*0.02 = 0.0085,  or  0.85%.      ANSWER\r\n" );
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