Two factory plants are making TV panels. Yesterday, Plant A produced 5000 fewer panels than Plant B did. Five percent of the panels from Plant A and 2% of the panels from Plant B were defective. How many panels did Plant B produce, if the two plants together produced 450 defective panels

10,000 panels

Step-by-step explanation:

A TV panel is being produced by two factory plants

Plant A produced 5000 fewer panels than plant B

Let a represent the number of panels produced by plant A and b represent the number of panels produced by plant B

a= b-5000equation 1

5% of the panels from plant A were defective

= 5/100

= 0.05

2% of the panels from plant B were defective

= 2/100

= 0.02

The total defective panels of both plants is 450

0.05a + 0.02b= 450equation 2

Substitute b-5000 for a in equation 2

0.05(b-5000) + 0.02b= 450

0.05b - 250 + 0.02b= 450

Collect the like terms

0.05b+0.02b= 450+250

0.07b= 700

Divide both side by the coefficient of b which is 0.07

0.07 b/0.07= 700/0.07

b= 10,000

Hence plant B produced 10,000 panels

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