Write the Claim That Is Suggested by the Given Statement

question 99

Essay

Write the claim that is suggested by the given statement, then write a conclusion about the claim. Do not use symbolic expressions or formal procedures; use common sense. Last year an appliance manufacturer received many complaints about the high rate of defects among its washing machines. Approximately 9% of the machines were defective in some way. This year the company tightened up its quality control procedures. The latest shipment of 250 washing machines contained 2 defectives.

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Definitions:

Totals

The final sum or cumulative amount resulting from the addition of individual items or numbers.

Spell Checker

A software tool or feature that checks and corrects spelling errors in text.

Comma Style

A formatting style in spreadsheet applications that applies commas as thousands separators and adjusts the decimal point for numbers.

Cell Value

In spreadsheet applications, the data or formula contained within a cell, which can be text, numbers, dates, or logical values.