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GM projected that 3% of their cars produced this year will be defective. If GM produced 1,698 cars that were defective, how many cars did GM produce this year

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Answer:

56600 cars

Explanation:

Below is the calculation of number of cars produced.

The percentage of cars that is defected = 3%

Number of cars that are defective = 1698 cars

The number of cars produced in a year = 1698 / 3%

The number of cars produced in a year = 56600 cars

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