2006-11-19 09:49:36 · 18 answers · asked by madznmada 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
12/1000=>3/250
2006-11-19 09:51:05 · answer #1 · answered by raj 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would take them back to the store.
Anyway the chance is 12/1000. Which can be simplified by dividing it by the highest common denominator (4) to result in 3/250. As a percentile fraction it would be 1.2% as 1000/100 = 10 and 12/10 = 1.2
2006-11-19 10:07:04 · answer #2 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use "faulty / total" to find the fraction:
12 / 1000 --- Divide the numerator and denominator by 2
6 / 500 --- Again, divide both by 2...
3 / 250--- This is the answer, in simplest form...
2006-11-19 09:53:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
3/250 sounds cool, but if my first 50 nails are good, then my odds become worse, If im lucky, the first 12 are bad!!! but then again if i buy 1000 nails and the first 12 are bad, I might think theyre all bad, therefore, what would be the utility of such a question? an example?
in the pub:
My mate: "hey! Nick! I bought 1000 nails today, and 12 were faulty!"
Me: " Yeah, whatever... I think it's your round, asshole!!!"
2006-11-23 09:48:20 · answer #4 · answered by eurobuskers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
12/1000
2006-11-19 09:51:52 · answer #5 · answered by Older&Wiser 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
12/1000 or 0.012 as a decimal.
12/1000 can be simplified down to 6/500
2006-11-19 10:48:36 · answer #6 · answered by Stanleymonkey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
P(faulty)=12/1000=3/250
i hope that this helps
2006-11-19 10:03:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
12/1000 which cancels to 3/250.
Probability is 3/250 or 3 in 250 (whichever way you want it written)
2006-11-19 09:53:26 · answer #8 · answered by Tom D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
12/1000 = 3/250
the chosen amount over the total amount
2006-11-19 09:56:30 · answer #9 · answered by trackstarr59 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1.2% chance of picking up a faulty nail
2006-11-19 09:52:31 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋