A Research and Development Laboratory Researcher for a Paint Company

question 51

Multiple Choice

A Research and Development Laboratory researcher for a paint company is measuring the level a certain chemical contained in a certain type of paint.If the paint contains too much of this chemical,the quality of the paint will be compromised.On the average,each can of paint contains 10% of the chemical,How many cans of paint should the sample contain if the researcher wants to be 98% certain of being within 1% of the true proportion of this chemical?

• A)4887
• B)1107
• C)26
• D)645

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