A factory produced 2300 TV sets in its first year of production. 4500 sets were produced in its second year and 500 more sets were produced in its third year than in its second year. How many TV sets were produced in three years?
2300 + 4500 + (4500+500) = _____
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The answer to this problem is 33950
To find the total number of TV sets produced in three years, we need to add up the number of sets produced in each year.
First year: 2300 TV sets
Second year: 4500 TV sets
Third year: 500 more sets than in the second year
To find the number of sets produced in the third year, we need to add 500 to the number produced in the second year:
Number in the third year = Number in the second year + 500
Number in the third year = 4500 + 500
Number in the third year = 5000 TV sets
Now we can find the total number of TV sets produced in three years by adding the number produced in each year:
Total number of TV sets = Number in the first year + Number in the second year + Number in the third year
Total number of TV sets = 2300 + 4500 + 5000
Total number of TV sets = 11,800 TV sets
Therefore, the factory produced a total of 11,800 TV sets in three years.