Wilson is a sixth-grader who was born with a genetic abnormality. If he has one hundred classmates, how many of them, on average, were also born with genetic abnormalities?

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According to statistics, roughly 3-4% of the population is born with some kind of genetic abnormality. Therefore, out of Wilson's 100 classmates, it can be estimated that 3 or 4 of them, on average, may also have a genetic abnormality.

Wilson Is a Sixth-Grader Who Was Born with a Genetic