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An ice-skating rink inspects 25 pairs of skates and finds 2 pairs to be defective. The rink has 151 pairs of ice skates. Estimate the number of pairs that are likely to be defective.

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145 because every 25 pairs you have, 2 are defective
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the answer should be 12
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