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i kind of know its C need 2nd opinion A tire manufacturer took a random sample of 50 tires and found that 3 were defective. In a shipment of 2400 tires, how many could be expected to have defects? A. 6 B. 144 C. 150 D. 2353

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It's kind of not C.

Solve this proportion for 'x':

3/50 = x/2400

Hint: Cross-multiply the proportion, then do what you need to do.

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