Answer:
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-5000............equation 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= 450..............equation 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
