document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=886343>Question 886343</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> inspector found 30 defective calculators during an inspection. if this was 0.006% of total number of calculators how many calculates were inspected. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #535874 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=535874\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .006% is equal to a ratio of .00006.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if x is the number of calculators and they inspected .00006 of them and that number was 30, then you get the equation of:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".00006 * x = 30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides of this equation by .00006 and you get x = 30 / .00006 = 500,000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "looks like 500,000 calculators were inspected.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".006% of 500,000 is equal to .006/100 * 500,000 = 30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's your answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "500,000\r<BR>\n" );
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