A calculator manufacturing company checks 500 calculator units, and 25 of them have non-functioning keys. Approximate the relative frequency of a non-defective unit from this batch of items. Express your answer in the simplest form of a fraction.(1 point)

Responses

475500
Start Fraction 475 over 500 End Fraction

1920
Start Fraction 19 over 20 End Fraction

120
Start Fraction 1 over 20 End Fraction

25500

1 answer

To find the relative frequency of a non-defective unit from the batch of items, we start with the following information:

  • Total calculator units checked = 500
  • Non-functioning keys (defective units) = 25

First, we need to determine the number of non-defective units:

\[ \text{Non-defective units} = \text{Total units} - \text{Defective units} = 500 - 25 = 475 \]

Next, we calculate the relative frequency of a non-defective unit, which is given by the formula:

\[ \text{Relative frequency} = \frac{\text{Number of non-defective units}}{\text{Total units}} = \frac{475}{500} \]

Now we can simplify the fraction \(\frac{475}{500}\):

Both the numerator and denominator can be divided by 25:

\[ \frac{475 \div 25}{500 \div 25} = \frac{19}{20} \]

Thus, the relative frequency of a non-defective unit from this batch of items is:

\[ \boxed{\frac{19}{20}} \]