Question 109066
Shift 1 produced x number of engines. Shift 2 produced 4 times as many engines which means
that Shift 2 produced 4x engines. Together these shifts produced x + 4x engines and this
is to total 5500 engines for the month.
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So you can write the equation:
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x + 4x = 5500
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Add the two terms on the left side:
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5x = 5500
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Solve for x by dividing both sides by 5 to get:
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x = 5500/5 = 1100 engines
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So Shift 1 produced 1100 engines. Since Shift 2 produced 4 times as much then the output
by Shift 2 is 4 times 1100 or 4400 engines.
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This checks because 1100 engines + 4400 engines equals 5500 engines for July.
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Hope this helps you understand the problem.
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