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Question 168382: the patel manufacturing company allows for a defect rate of 0.9% on it's production line. The defect average for last week was 3 items out of 1,500. What is the difference between the allowed defect rate and the defect average for last week?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3/1500=.002 or .2% is the defect rate.
.9-.2=.7% better than the allowable defect rate.