Question

. A company finds that 19% of the tyres made are defective. The company made 30 000 tyres. How many tyres were defective ?

Answer 1

Answer: 5700 tyres

Step-by-step explanation:

19% of 30,000

= $\frac{19}{100}$ x 30,000

= 19 x 300

= 5700

∴ 5700 tyres were defective.

Answer 2

Answer:

5200 tyres

Step-by-step explanation:

Defective tyres = 19%

Total tyres = 30000

Defective tyres = 19% of 30000

=19/100*30000

=5200 tyres

Therefore, 5200 tyres were defective.