The U.S. Department of Agriculture requires that 80% of the seeds that a company produces sprout. To determine the quality of the seeds it produces, a company t

Question

The U.S. Department of Agriculture requires that 80% of the seeds that a company produces sprout. To determine the quality of the seeds it produces, a company takes 500 seeds from those it has produced and plants them. What's the least amount that needs to sprout in order to meet government standards?

Answer 1

80% of 500 = 400

 

400 must sprout