SOLUTION: Two factory plants are making TV panels. Yesterday, Plant A produced 2000 fewer panels than Plant B did. Four percent of the panels from Plant A and 3% of the panels from P

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Question 1120811: Two factory plants are making TV panels. Yesterday, Plant A produced
2000
fewer panels than Plant B did. Four percent of the panels from Plant A and
3%
of the panels from Plant B were defective. How many panels did Plant A produce, if the two plants together produced
620
defective panels?

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x = the number of panels plant B produced
+x+-+2000+ = the number of panels plant A produced
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+.03x+%2B+.04%2A%28+x+-+2000+%29+=+620+
+.03x+%2B+.04x+-+80+=+620+
+.07x+=+700+
+x+=+10000+
and
+x+-+2000+=+8000+
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Plant A produced 8,000 panels