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Need help solving a percent mixture problem using linear equations

Need help solving a percent mixture problem using linear equations-example-1
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Explanation:

What to find? Number of panels plant B produced

Given parameters

The total number of defective panels produced by two plants = 480

The percentage of defective panels produced by plant A = 2%

The percentage of defective panels produce

Let the number of panels produced by A be x

Let the number of panels produced by B be y

According to the question, Plant A produced twice as many panels as plant B

This implies that for every 1 panel produced by A, Plant B will produce 2

The above can be expressed mathematically as


x\text{ = 2y ------------ equation 1}

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