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Using it's concept, it is found that the best estimate for the percentage of damaged apples is of 5%.
What is a percentage?
The percentage of an amount a over a total amount b is given by a multiplied by 100% and divided by b, that is:
[tex]P = \frac{a}{b} \times 100\%[/tex]
From the sample, 15 out of 300 apples are damaged, hence the estimate of the percentage is given by:
[tex]P = \frac{15}{300} \times 100\% = 5\%[/tex]
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