SOLUTION: A company manufactures calculators in batches of 64 and there is a 5% rate of defects. What is the mean number of defects per batch?

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Question 356703: A company manufactures calculators in batches of 64 and there is a 5% rate of defects. What is the mean number of defects per batch?
Answer by texttutoring(324) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find 5 percent of 64:
64*0.05 = 3.2


So there would be 3.2 defective calculators per batch, on average. If you want a whole number answer, you could round it down to 3.