SOLUTION: The patel manufacturing company allows for a defect rate of 0.9% on its production line.The defect average for last week was 3 times out of 1,500.What is the difference between the

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Question 149566: The patel manufacturing company allows for a defect rate of 0.9% on its production line.The defect average for last week was 3 times out of 1,500.What is the difference between the allowed defect rate and the average for last week?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3%2F1500=0.002
In terms of percentage that would be,
0.002=0.2%2F100 or 0.2%.
The difference is
D=0.9-0.2=0.7 or 0.7% better than average.