Question

In Ryan coorporation the first shift produced 5 1/2 times as many lightbulbs as the second shift. if the total lightul.bs produced was 16,250, how many lightbulbs were produced on shift?

Answer 1

• first shift: 13,750 bulbs
• second shift: 2500 bulbs

Explanation:

The production ratio is ...

shift 1 : shift 2 = 5.5 : 1 = 11 : 2

so, the production on shift 1 as a ratio to the total is ...

shift 1 : total = 11 : (11+2) = 11 : 13

The first shift produced ...

(11/13)(16,250 bulbs) = 13,750 bulbs . . . . first shift

and the second shift produced ...

(2/13)(16,250 bulbs) = 2,500 bulbs . . . . second shift

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Of course, once you have one of the numbers, you can also find the other by using the 5.5 factor or by subtracting from total production.