SOLUTION: Two factory plants are making TV panels. Yesterday, Plant A produced 4000 panels. Two percent of the panels from Plant A and 5% of the panels from Plant B were defective. H

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Question 1047789: Two factory plants are making TV panels. Yesterday, Plant A produced
4000
panels. Two percent of the panels from Plant A and
5%
of the panels from Plant B were defective. How many panels did Plant B produce, if the overall percentage of defective panels from the two plants was
4%
?

Answer by advanced_Learner(501) About Me  (Show Source):
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0.02x+0.05y=0.04(x+y)
0.02x+0.05y=0.04(4000+y)
0.02(4000)+0.05y=0.04(4000+y)
y=8000