SOLUTION: A company knows by experience that usually shipment , 1/8 of the goods are usually damaged . if it wants to receive 560 pieces of undamaged goods ,how many total goods must it orde

SOLUTION: A company knows by experience that usually shipment , 1/8 of the goods are usually damaged . if it wants to receive 560 pieces of undamaged goods ,how many total goods must it orde

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Question 1095069: A company knows by experience that usually shipment , 1/8 of the goods are usually damaged . if it wants to receive 560 pieces of undamaged goods ,how many total goods must it order for shipment ?
Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
8/8-1/8 = 7/8
7/8x = 560
x = 560(8/7) = 640
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