Question 22
The probability of getting a bad egg in a lot of 400 is 0.035. The number of bad eggs in the lot is
(a) 7
(b) 14
(c) 21
(d) 28

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Solution

Here, total number of eggs =400
Probabiltiy of getting a bad egg =0.035
$\Rightarrow \frac{N u m b e r o f b a d e g g s}{T o t a l n u m b e r o f e g g s} = 0.035 \Rightarrow \frac{N u m b e r o f b a d e g g s}{400} = 0.035$
$∴$ Number of bad eggs $= 0.035 \times 400 = 14$

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