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.

3 boxes

Step-by-step explanation:

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

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

The answer is 3

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