Today, a factory inspector found flaws in 2 out of 16 wooden boxes. If the inspector checks 24 boxes tomorrow, predict how many of the boxes will be flawed.

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asked Dec 26, 2020 165k views

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Petero · Answer 1 · 2020-12-30T17:21:26+0000

Answer:

3 boxes

Explanation:

2 out of 16 boxes are flawed. So the unit rate is

(2)/(16)=(1)/(8)

Now, to find number of flawed boxes is 24 checkings, we need to multiply the unit rate (1/8) by 24. So:

(1)/(8)*24=3

The answer is 3