SOLUTION: A company made 4,000 amplifiers last month. If 4.2% of them were defective, how many defective amplifiers were produced?

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Question 20314: A company made 4,000 amplifiers last month. If 4.2% of them were defective, how many defective amplifiers were produced?

Found 2 solutions by trinityhs09, jon23:
Answer by trinityhs09(2) About Me  (Show Source):
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4000 x .042 = 168
4000-168= 3832
I beleive this is right!
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Answer by jon23(1) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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