SOLUTION: There were 14,001 new products introduced last year. If 80​% of the products introduced last year failed to reach their business​ objectives, find the number of products that w

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Question 1142749: There were 14,001 new products introduced last year. If 80​% of the products introduced last year failed to reach their business​ objectives, find the number of products that were successful.

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Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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+1+-+.8+=+.2+
20% of the products were successful
+.2%2A14001+=+2800.2+
2,800 products were successful ( rounded off )