Question

A quality control worker checked that 3 out of 40 TVs are defective(do not work).

If the worker is to check 8000 TVs,about how many defective TVs can the worker
expect?

Answer 1

Explanation:

3 : 40 = x : 8000

3/x = 40/8000

40 × x = 3 × 8000

40x = 24000

x = 24000/40

x = 600

Answer 2

600

Explanation:

Divide 8000 by 40 then multiply by 3