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Question 701760: Please help me solve this word problem: An electronic firm finds that 4% of its resistors are defective. How many resistors do they have to make to deliver 5,000 resistors?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let +x+ = the number they have to make
+x+-+.04x+=+5000+
+.96x+=+5000+
+x+=+5000+%2F+.96+
+x+=+5208.333+
Sinc they can't make a part of a resistor,
they should make 5209