SOLUTION: During a certain shift, a quality control inspector inspected 6 out of every 30 items produced. What was the ratio of inspected to un-inspected items during that shift?

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Question 1195097: During a certain shift, a quality control inspector inspected 6 out of every 30 items produced. What was the ratio of inspected to un-inspected items during that shift?
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During a certain shift, a quality control inspector inspected 6 out of every 30 items produced.
What was the ratio of inspected to un-inspected items during that shift?
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Of 30 items, there are 6 inspected and 30-6 = 24 uninspected.


The ratio  inspected%2Funinspected  is   6%2F24 = 1%2F4 = 0.25 = 25%.    ANSWER

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