120 out of 125 bolts produced are of an acceptable tolerance. What percentage of the bolts are not acceptable?
- 4%
- 5%
- 25%
Explanation from PART66Online
If 120 of 125 bolts are acceptable, then 125 - 120 = 5 are not acceptable. The percentage rejected is (5 / 125) * 100 = 4%. The 5% answer mistakenly divides 5 by 100 instead of by the total of 125.
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Slick Rick 88 asked · 19 Feb 2020
Why?
Community Comments (2)
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Carlotambo66
18 Jan 2021
if you make 125:100=120:x you'll have 120x100=12000, than 12000/125= 96, this number is the percentage of acceptable bolts, therefore the 4% remaining is the not acceptable part
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marcotoia
30 Jan 2021
if you subtract 100 to 125 you have the not accettable bolts, they are 5. now, do a proportion 100:125=x:5 and x=100*5/125=4%
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