SOLUTION: During each of the last three months, Goldrush Mining has extracted 5973, 4755 and 3457 tons of rock and ore. If a new supervisor can increase production by 4%, how many additional

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Question 1067566: During each of the last three months, Goldrush Mining has extracted 5973, 4755 and 3457 tons of rock and ore. If a new supervisor can increase production by 4%, how many additional tons can the company extract over the next three months?
Round your answer to the nearest ton

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During each of the last three months, Goldrush Mining has extracted 5973, 4755 and 3457 tons of rock and ore.
If a new supervisor can increase production by 4%, how many additional tons can the company extract over the next three months?
Round your answer to the nearest ton
:
.04(5973+4755+3457) = 567 tons