Question

8. A community group orders 1,250 water bottles to donate to the runners in a marathon. If the probability of a water bottle being defective is 1.2%, prdict how many of the water bottles are to be defective. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

a) 12
b) 15
c) 130
d) 150

Answer 1

1.2 percent of 1,250 is 15, therefore, the answer is B.