Question
Glass plates are packaged and shipped to a retail store, but 13% of all the shipped plates arrive broken. In the last shipment, 117 arrive broken. How many plates were shipped in total?(1 point)
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To find the total number of plates shipped, we can use the information given. If 13% of the plates arrived broken and 117 plates are broken, we can set up the following equation:
Let \( x \) be the total number of plates shipped. Since 13% of the plates are broken, we can express this mathematically as:
\[
0.13x = 117
\]
To find \( x \), we can solve for it by dividing both sides by 0.13:
\[
x = \frac{117}{0.13}
\]
Calculating the right side:
\[
x = 900
\]
Therefore, the total number of plates shipped is **900 plates**.
Let \( x \) be the total number of plates shipped. Since 13% of the plates are broken, we can express this mathematically as:
\[
0.13x = 117
\]
To find \( x \), we can solve for it by dividing both sides by 0.13:
\[
x = \frac{117}{0.13}
\]
Calculating the right side:
\[
x = 900
\]
Therefore, the total number of plates shipped is **900 plates**.