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Question 1032504: Computer chips are shipped in cases holding 15,000 chips. There is a two percent chance that a randomly selected chip will be unusable for some reason. The average number of unusable chips per case is about


A 30
B 15
C 200
D 2
E 300
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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I'm thinking 2% of 15000 = (.02)(15000) = 300.
Choice E.