Question

A cell phone company orders 500 new phones from a manufacturer. If the probability of a phone being defective is 2.6%, predict how many of the phones are likely to be defective. Round to the nearest whole number.
A.)16 phones
B.)11 phones
C.)13 phones
D.)130 phones

Answer 1

2.6% of 500 =
0.026(500) = 13 <==