document.write( "Question 1195711: Two factory plants are making TV panels. Yesterday, Plant A produced 7000 fewer panels than plant B did. Five percent of the panels from plant A and 3% of the panels from plant B were defective. How many of panels did plant B produce, if the two plants together produced 1010 defective panels. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x = # of TV panel produced by plant B.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the number of TV panels produced by plant A is (x-7000).\r\n" );
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document.write( "From the problem's description, you have this equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "    0.05(x-7000) + 0.03*x = 1010  defective panel.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and find x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    0.05x - 350 + 0.03x = 1010\r\n" );
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document.write( "            0.08x       = 1010 + 350\r\n" );
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document.write( "            0.08x       =    1360\r\n" );
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document.write( "                x       =    1360/0.08 = 17000.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  Plant B produced 17000 TV panels.\r\n" );
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