SOLUTION: A company produces 25,000 cans of soup per day that should each contain 8 ounces of soup. A quality control employee selects a random sample of 50 cans of soup each day and determ

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Question 1181623: A company produces 25,000 cans of soup per day that should each contain 8 ounces of soup. A quality control employee selects a random sample of 50 cans of soup each day and determines if those cans contain 8 ounces of soup. On a certain day, 2 cans in the sample contained less than 8 ounces of soup.
Based on this sample, which value is the best estimate for the number of cans of soup produced on this day that will contain less than 8 ounces of soup?
A. 100
B. 250
C. 500
D. 1000
Is it A, B, C, or D?

Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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2 out of 50 contained less than 8 ounces of soup or 2%2F50+=1%2F25
the best estimate for the number of cans of soup produced on this day that will contain less than 8 ounces of soup is
25000%281%2F25%29=1000

answer: D. 1000