One out of every 1000 computer chips is defective. If 2 out of every 3

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One out of every 1000 computer chips is defective. If 2 out of every 30 defective chips have defective processors and there are 30 defective processors in the first batch, how many computer chips are there in the first batch?

A. 450
B. 900
C. 90,000
D. 450,000
E. 900,000

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Carcass · Answer

\frac{2}{30} *  x  =30 so 450.

\frac{1}{1000} *  x  =450 so 450000

D should be the correct answer. Tricky question to figure out.

Regards

g106 · Answer

1 defective Chip per 1000 
2 out of 30 defective chips have defective processors

Defective processors in first batch = 30
Defective chips in first batch = 30 * 30 / 2= 450

1 defective Chip per 1000, so total chips = 450 * 1000 = 450000

Ans D

PareshGmat · Answer

Answer = D. 450,000

Equation setup would be as follows:

\frac{30}{2} * 30 * 1000 = 450000

(Defective processor) * (Defective chips) * (Number of chips) = Total chips

Another way

................... Chips ......................... Defective .....................................

..................... 1000 ........................... 1 ....................................

.................... 1000*30 ...................... 30 .......... (To produce 30 defective chips, 30000 regular chips are to be made)

.................... 30000 .......................... 30 .................... 2 (Defective processor) ...........

..................... 30000*15 ...................... 30*15 ............. 30 (Multiplication factor is 15 to produce 30 defective processors)

Chips = 15 * 30000 = 450000

DesiGmat · Answer

Here we go -

2 out of every 30 defective chips have defective processors

1 out of every 15 defective chips has defective processor

30 out of every 450 defective chips have defective processors

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1 out of every 1000 computer chips is defective

450 out of every 450,000 computer chips are defective

option D

Bunuel · Answer

OFFICIAL SOLUTION:

(D) Read the whole question to get the feel of what they are asking you to find. Then start with the smallest amount and work your way outwards. We are told that two out of every 30 defective chips have a defective processor. Let x be the total number of defective processors in the batch. Because we know 2 out of every 30 defective chips will have defective processors, and the total number of defective processors in the batch is 30, we can write out an equation: (2/30)x = 30. This can be simplified to (1/15)x = 30. Multiplying each side by 15, we arrive at x = 450. This tells us that there are 450 defective chips in the whole batch. Because we know that 1 out of every 1000 chips is defective, we can set up a proportion. If 1 out of every 1000 chips is defective, then 450 out of y chips would be defective, where y is the total number of chips in the batch. This can be set up as an equation as follows: 1/1000 = 450/y. Solve for y and you will get the total number of chips in the batch: 450,000.

The answer is (D).

Abhishek009 · Answer

Chips = 1000 , Defective Chips = 1
Chips = 30000 , Defective Chips = 30

Chips = 30000 , Defective Chips = 30 , Defective Processors = 2

When there are 2 Defective processors there are 30,000 chips
When there is 1 Defective processors there are 30,000/2 chips
When there are 30 Defective processors there are 30,000/2*30 chips = 45,000 Chips..

Thus, answer must be (D) 450,000

generis · Answer

I thought of this question as a set within a set, which prevented me from choosing trap answer A.

Let D = number of defective parts generally

Let P = number of defective parts with bad processors (P is a subset of D)

Let T be total number of chips
 
 \frac{D}{T}=\frac{1}{1000} 
 
 \frac{2}{30}  or \frac{1}{15} D are P, or P =  \frac{1}{15} D 
 
P = 30, substitute that value:

30 =  \frac{1}{15} D

D = 450 in the first batch
 
 \frac{D}{T}=\frac{1}{1000}

\frac{450}{T}=\frac{1}{1000}

T = 450,000

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