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The number of black shirts produced by units S and T together is what percent of total number of shirts produced by units S and T together?
600/11%
700/19%
800/11%
800/29%
None of the above
800/29%
Calculate the black shirt fraction for each unit individually first: S=174тАЛ├Ч3825=900 and T=134тАЛ├Ч4875=1500. Total black = 2400, Total shirts = 8700.
Total shirts for unit S = 3825, ratio (Black:White) = 4:17 (sum=17). Total shirts for unit T = 4875, ratio (Black:White) = 4:9 (sum=13).
Percentage=Total┬аShirts┬а(S+T)Total┬аBlack┬аShirts┬а(S+T)тАЛ├Ч100
Calculate the black shirt fraction for each unit individually first: S=174тАЛ├Ч3825=900 and T=134тАЛ├Ч4875=1500. Total black = 2400, Total shirts = 8700.
Many students misread the ratio for S as 4:13 (sum=17) or miscalculate the sum of parts in the ratio, leading to incorrect absolute counts.
Calculate Black shirts for S and T
For unit S, the ratio is 4:13, so total parts = 17. Black shirts = 174тАЛ├Ч3825=4├Ч225=900. For unit T, the ratio is 4:9, so total parts = 13. Black shirts = 134тАЛ├Ч4875=4├Ч375=1500.
BlackSтАЛ=900,BlackTтАЛ=1500
Calculate total Black and total Production
Sum of black shirts = 900+1500=2400. Sum of total production = 3825+4875=8700.
Total┬аBlack=2400,Total┬аShirts=8700
Calculate final percentage
Percentage = 87002400тАЛ├Ч100=8724тАЛ├Ч100=298тАЛ├Ч100=29800тАЛ%.
Result=29800тАЛ%
D is correct because the total black shirts from units S and T are 2400, while the total production is 8700, resulting in (2400/8700)*100 = 800/29%.
Always simplify fractions like 2400/8700 by common factors (here 300) before performing final divisions to reduce calculation errors.