Question

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

Answer 1

The same ratio...scaled up

\[\frac{ 3 }{ 50 } = \frac{ x }{ 2400 }\]

Answer 2

so is it C or not?

Answer 3

@DanJS

Answer 4

the greatest help in the world

Answer 5

cross multiply
2400 * 3 = 50 *x

Answer 6

divide by 50

x = 144

Answer 7

@speartonion