SOLUTION: An apple orchard's workers pick 12,500 apples in the month of October. A sample of 300 of these apples shows that 15 of them are damaged and bruised. What is the best estimate o

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Question 1129486: An apple orchard's workers pick 12,500 apples in the month of October. A sample of 300 of these apples shows that 15 of them are damaged and bruised.
What is the best estimate of the percent of apples picked at the orchard in October that are bruised and damaged?

Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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15/300 = 5% of the apples are bruised