quality control finds on average that 0.026% of the items from a certain factory are defective. one month…

quality control finds on average that 0.026% of the items from a certain factory are defective. one month, 4000 items are checked. how many items are expected to be defective? round your answer to the nearest whole number. 1 item 2 items 6 items 10 items

quality control finds on average that 0.026% of the items from a certain factory are defective. one month, 4000 items are checked. how many items are expected to be defective? round your answer to the nearest whole number. 1 item 2 items 6 items 10 items

Answer

Explanation:

Step1: Convert percentage to decimal

$0.026%=\frac{0.026}{100}=0.00026$

Step2: Calculate expected defective items

$4000\times0.00026 = 1.04$

Step3: Round to nearest whole number

Rounding $1.04$ to the nearest whole number gives $1$.

Answer:

1 item