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document.write( "Of 6000 computers coming off a manufacturer’s assembly line, every third computer had a
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document.write( "hardware problem, every fourth computer had a softwareproblem, and every tenth computer had a cosmetic defect.
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document.write( "The remaining computers were perfect and were shipped to Wal-Mart. How many were shipped to Wal-Mart?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #250722 by jim_thompson5910(35256)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hint: Say there are 9 computers. If every third computer was defective, then computer #3, computer #6 and computer #9 are defective. So there are |