A factory that fills bags of rice samples its production and found that out of 500 bags tested 350 were of the correct weight, 120 were too heavy and the remainder were too light. What is the empirical probability of a bag being too light (2 decimal places)?
A) 0.04
B) 0.06
C) 0.08
D) 0.10

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The number of bags that were too light is 500 - 350 - 120 = 30. The empirical probability is calculated as the number of too light bags divided by the total number of bags: 30/500 = 0.06.

A Factory That Fills Bags of Rice Samples Its Production