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Each machine at a toy factory assembles a certain kind of toy at a constant rate of one toy every 3 minutes. If 40 percent of the machines at the factory are to be replaced by new machines that assemble this kind of toy at a constant rate of one toy every 2 minutes, what will be the percent increase in the number of toys assembled in one hour by all the machines at the factory, working at their constant rates?

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$We set up the variable for the machine count and turn "one toy every 3 minutes" and "one toy every 2 minutes" into hourly rates.$	$M = total number of machines \frac{60}{3} = 20 toys per hour per old machine \frac{60}{2} = 30 toys per hour per new machine$	Theory & Tactics Method Card CALC4-A Click to view full details
$We write the original hourly output when all machines are old.$	$Q_{old} = 20 M$
$We use "40 percent of the machines" to split the machines into old and new groups and then add their outputs.$	$Q_{new} = (0.6 M) \times 20 + (0.4 M) \times 30 = 12 M + 12 M = 24 M$	Theory & Tactics Method Card FDPR4-A Click to view full details
$We compare the change to the original to get the percent increase, then turn the resulting fraction into a percent.$	$Percent increase = \frac{Q _{new} - Q _{old}}{Q _{old}} \times 100% = \frac{24 M - 20 M}{20 M} \times 100% = \frac{4 M}{20 M} \times 100% = \frac{1}{5} \times 100% = 20%$	Theory & Tactics Method Card TRANS2-C Click to view full details Theory & Tactics Method Card FDPR1-A Click to view full details

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Each machine at a toy factory assembles a certain kind of toy at a constant rate of one toy every 3 minutes. If 40 percent of the machines at the factory are to be replaced by new machines that assemble this kind of toy at a constant rate of one toy every 2 minutes, what will be the percent increase in the number of toys assembled in one hour by all the machines at the factory, working at their constant rates?

Explanation	Calculations	Help
$We set up the variable for the machine count and turn "one toy every 3 minutes" and "one toy every 2 minutes" into hourly rates.$	$M = total number of machines \frac{60}{3} = 20 toys per hour per old machine \frac{60}{2} = 30 toys per hour per new machine$	Theory & Tactics Method Card CALC4-A Click to view full details
$We write the original hourly output when all machines are old.$	$Q_{old} = 20 M$
$We use "40 percent of the machines" to split the machines into old and new groups and then add their outputs.$	$Q_{new} = (0.6 M) \times 20 + (0.4 M) \times 30 = 12 M + 12 M = 24 M$	Theory & Tactics Method Card FDPR4-A Click to view full details
$We compare the change to the original to get the percent increase, then turn the resulting fraction into a percent.$	$Percent increase = \frac{Q _{new} - Q _{old}}{Q _{old}} \times 100% = \frac{24 M - 20 M}{20 M} \times 100% = \frac{4 M}{20 M} \times 100% = \frac{1}{5} \times 100% = 20%$	Theory & Tactics Method Card TRANS2-C Click to view full details Theory & Tactics Method Card FDPR1-A Click to view full details

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