A used car lot has 120 vehicles for sale. A sample of 15 of these vehicles finds that 6 of them have previously been in an accident. What is the best estimate of the percent of the used-car lot's vehicles that have previously been in an accident?​

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Answer: 40%

48 cars

Step-by-step explanation:

120 divided b7 15 = 8, 8 times 5 = 48

48/120 is 40%

40% percent of the cars were previously damaged in a accident out of 120 in the lot. Do 120 ÷ 15 then divide that by 6 to get your answer of 40%

The best estimate of the percent of the used-car lot's vehicles that have previously been in an accident is 40%

What is Percentage ?

A Percentage is a number or ratio that can be expressed as a fraction of 100. If we have to calculate percent of a number, divide the number by the whole and multiply by 100.

It is given that

A used car lot has 120 vehicles for sale. A sample of 15 of these vehicles finds that 6 of them have previously been in an accident.

if in 15 cars 6 of them have been in an accident

then in 120 vehicles = 120*6/15

48 cars have been in an accident

Now the best estimate of the percent of the used-car lot's vehicles that have previously been in an accident.

(48/120 ) *100

= 40%

Therefore the percent of the used-car lot's vehicles that have previously been in an accident is 40% .

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