In Ryan Corporation, the first shift produced 5 1/2 times as many lightbulbs as the second shift. If the total lightbulbs produced was 16,250, how many lightbulbs were produced on shift 1?
A)2,500
B)25,000
C)1,375
D)13,750
E)None of these

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Let x be the number of lightbulbs produced by the second shift. Then the first shift produced 5.5x lightbulbs. The equation is x + 5.5x = 16,250. Solving for x gives x = 2,500. Therefore, the first shift produced 5.5 * 2,500 = 13,750 lightbulbs.

In Ryan Corporation, the First Shift Produced 5 1/2 Times