Defective Widget Calculation Based on Production Ratios

Very Hard Problem Solving And Data Analysis Ratios, Rates, And Proportional Relationships

A factory produces two different types of widgets: Type A and Type B. The ratio of Type A to Type B produced is 3:5. This month, the factory produced a total of 480 widgets. The factory also reports that the ratio of defective Type A widgets to defective Type B widgets is 2:3. The number of defective Type A widgets is 24.

Based on this information, how many defective Type B widgets were produced this month?

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