document.write( "Question 157523: Please help. An operation has a 10 percent scrap rate. As a result, 72 pieces per hour are produced. What is the potential increase in labor productivity that could be achieved by eliminating the scrap?\r
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(1-.1)x=72
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\n" ); document.write( "80/72=1.1111 or 11.1 % increase.
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