SOLUTION: An operation has a 5 percent scrap rate. As a result, only 88 good pieces per hour are produced. What is the potential increase in labour productivity that could be achieved by eli

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Question 1185408: An operation has a 5 percent scrap rate. As a result, only 88 good pieces per hour are produced. What is the potential increase in labour productivity that could be achieved by eliminating the scrap?
Answer by ikleyn(52751) About Me  (Show Source):
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0.95x = 88


x = 88%2F0.95 = 92.63  pieces.


Next you round the decimal to the maximum smaller integer number,


obtaining the ANSWER : 92 pieces.

Solved.