Question

A furniture company currently produces 6400 chairs per month. If production decreases 5%, find the amount of the decrease and the new number of chairs produced each month.

a) The amount of the decrease in the number of chairs produced each month is ?
b) The new number of chairs produced each month is?

Answer 1

The decrease in the number of chairs produced is 320, and the new number produced each month is 6080 chairs after a 5% decrease in production.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student is asking for help with a percentage decrease problem. To find the decrease of chairs produced by a furniture company, we calculate 5% of the original production of 6400 chairs per month:

• Decrease in chairs produced = 5% of 6400 = 0.05 × 6400 = 320 chairs
• The new number of chairs produced per month = Original number - Decrease = 6400 - 320 = 6080 chairs

So, the amount of the decrease is 320 chairs, and the new number of chairs produced per month is 6080 chairs.To find the amount of the decrease in the number of chairs produced each month, we need to calculate 5% of the current number of chairs. 5% of 6400 is (5/100) * 6400 = 320. So, the amount of the decrease is 320 chairs.

To find the new number of chairs produced each month, we need to subtract the amount of the decrease from the current number of chairs. 6400 - 320 = 6080. So, the new number of chairs produced each month is 6080 chairs.