a shop has 500 items out of which 5 are defective. What perceny are defective items?
5/500 = 0.01 = 1%
To find the percentage of defective items, you need to divide the number of defective items by the total number of items and then multiply the result by 100.
In this case, the shop has a total of 500 items, of which 5 are defective.
Percentage of defective items = (Number of defective items / Total number of items) * 100
Percentage of defective items = (5 / 500) * 100
Simplifying the equation, we get:
Percentage of defective items = 0.01 * 100
Therefore, the percentage of defective items is 1%.