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On a manufacturer's assembly line, 3% of its merchandise comes off defective. If the company has 354 defective items, how many total items came off the assembly line?

On a manufacturer's assembly line, 3% of its merchandise comes off defective. If the company has 354 defective items, how many total items came off the assembly line?
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On a manufacturer's assembly line, 3% of its merchandise comes off defective. If the company has 354 defective items, how many total items came off the assembly line?

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11,800 items came off of the assembly line in total.

Divide the number of defective items by the percentage of total merchandise it accounts for to get the number of total items.

354 / 3% = 11800

3% = 0.03 ( percentage in decimal form )
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