Question

4.5% of glasses in a carton broke during transport. If the total number of glasses
was 1000, how many were unbroken?

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Answer 1

SOLUTION

GIVEN

• 4.5% of glasses in a carton broke during transport.

• The total number of glasses was 1000

TO DETERMINE

The number of unbroken glasses

EVALUATION

Here it is given that 4.5% of glasses in a carton broke during transport.

Now the total number of glasses was 1000

Thus the number of broken glasses

$\sf = 1000 \times \dfrac{4.5}{100}$

$\sf = 10 \times \dfrac{4.5}{1}$

$\sf = 45$

Hence the required number of unbroken glasses

= 1000 - 45

= 955

FINAL ANSWER

The number of unbroken glasses = 955

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Answer 2

Answer:

The number of unbroken glasses = 955

Step-by-step explanation:

Here total glass is 1000 so:

1000-100

?    -   4.5

1000x4.5

-------------- = We start cutting equall 0 so the answer is 955

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