Out of a shipment of 12,000 bolts, 3% were defective. How many of the bolts could be used? SHOW WORK

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Answer 1

To find the number of defective bolts, we multiply the total number of bolts by the percentage of defective bolts:

12,000 bolts * 3% = 12,000 * 0.03 = 360 defective bolts

Now, we subtract the number of defective bolts from the total number of bolts to find the number of functioning bolts:

12,000 total bolts - 360 defective bolts = 11,640 functioning bolts

Answer: 11,640 bolts could be used.