Problema Solution
steel ingot and bar production this week decreased by 2.5% from last week. if the decrease amounted to 3600 tons, what was the production last week?
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let x = the production last week
steel ingot and bar production this week decreased by 2.5% from last week and the decrease amounted to 3600 tons:
0.025*x = 3600
by solving we find:
x = 144,000 t
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the production last week was 144,000 tons.