SOLUTION: quality control engineer found 1.6% of product is defective. If 8 rockers are defective how many were in total shipment?

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Question 150398: quality control engineer found 1.6% of product is defective. If 8 rockers are defective how many were in total shipment?
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quality control engineer found 1.6% of product is defective. If 8 rockers are defective how many were in total shipment?
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Let x = total shipment:
;
.016x = 8
x = 8%2F.016
x = 500 units shipped