Question

About 6% of the population has a particular genetic mutation1000 people are randomly selected. Find the mean for the number of people with the genetic mutation in such groups of 1000

Answer 1

Given,

The total population is 1000.

The perxentage is 6%.

Required

The mean of the population.

The mean of the population is calculated as,

$\begin{gathered} mean\text{ = population }\times percentage \\ =1000\times\frac{6}{100} \\ =\frac{6000}{100} \\ =60 \end{gathered}$

Hence, the mean is 60.