document.write( "Question 1197246: Two factory plants are making TV panels. Yesterday, Plant A produced 6000 fewer panels than Plant B did. Five percent of the panels from Plant A and 4% of the panels from Plant B were defective. How many panels did Plant B produce, if the two plants together produced 690 defective panels? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "x = the number of panels Plant B produced yesterday.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Plant A produced (x-6000) panels.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Total defective panels equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "    0.05*(x-6000) + 0.04x = 690\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and find x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    0.05x - 300 + 0.04x = 690\r\n" );
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document.write( "         0.09x          = 690 + 300 = 990\r\n" );
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document.write( "             x                      = 990/0.09 = 11000.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  Yesterday, plant B produced 11000 panels.\r\n" );
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