Question

A cell phone company orders 500 new phones from a manufacturer. If the probability of a phone being defective is 2.9%, predict how many of the phones are likely to be defective. Round to the nearest whole number. 12 phones 15 phones 18 phones 145 phones

Answer 1

500  x 0.029 = 14.5 

answer
about 15 phones 

Answer 2

Answer:

15 phones, option B.

Step-by-step explanation:

A cell phone company orders new phones = 500

The probability of a phone  is being defective = 2.9%

2.9% of 500 phones are = $\frac{2.9}{100}$ × 500

0.029 × 500 = 14.5 rounded to the nearest whole number is 15

The probability of 15 phones are defective out of 500 phones.