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1190 pairs of shoes are defective
<em><u>Solution:</u></em>
Given that shoe company found that 4.25% of the production is defective
The company made 28,000 pairs of shoes
To find: Number of pairs of defective shoes
From given information, 4.25% of the production is defective which means 4.25% of 28,000 pairs of shoes
Defective shoes = 4.25% of 28,000
Defective shoes 
Defective shoes 
Thus 1190 pairs of shoes were defective
-7 is the missing exponent