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At a tire factory, 12 out of every 3500 are defective. If 80,000 tires are made, using the same rate, how many tires are expected to be defective? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

A. 213
B. 239
C. 278
D. 274
E. 281

User Vlad Luchansky
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12/3500 x 80000 = 274
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