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A florida factory produces fishing reels at a rate of 800 per day, every day. IN April, they are forced to cut their production by 15due to an aluminum shortage. A chain of sporting goods stores orders 20,000 fishing reels. Will the factory be able to produce enough fishing reels in the 30 days of April to meet this order? Explain how you know.

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Yes

Explanation:

Yes because if you subtract the 15 from 800 you get 785 you times that by 30. You get 23,550. I drop the 30, 1 by 1 and when I got to 26 it is 20,410. so yes they can in 25 and 1/2 days to be exact.

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