TABLE 17-1 A Local Newspaper Has 10 Delivery Boys Who Each Deliver

question 43

Multiple Choice

TABLE 17-1
A local newspaper has 10 delivery boys who each deliver the morning paper to 50 customers every day. The owner decides to record the number of papers delivered on time for a 10-day period for one of the delivery boys and construct a p chart to see whether the percentage is too erratic.
-Referring to Table 17-1, what is the numerical value of the center line for the p chart?

• A) 0.926
• B) 0.911
• C) 0.885
• D) 0.500

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