SOLUTION: Two factory plants are making TV panels. Yesterday, Plant A produced 16,000 panels. One percent of the panels from Plant A and 4% of the panels from Plant B were defective.

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Question 1110421: Two factory plants are making TV panels. Yesterday, Plant A produced
16,000
panels. One percent of the panels from Plant A and
4%
of the panels from Plant B were defective. How many panels did Plant B produce, if the overall percentage of defective panels from the two plants was
2%
?

Answer by ikleyn(52943)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.
0.01*16000 + 0.04*B = 0.02*(16000+B)


Solve for B.


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