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Directions : Study the following table carefully and answer the questions that follow:

The graph given below represents the production (in tonnes) and sales (in tonnes) of Company A from 2006 to 2011.

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The table given below represents the ratio of the production (in tonnes) of Company A to the production (in tonnes) of Company B, anil the ratio of sales (in tonnes) of Company A to the sales (in tonnes) of Company B.

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1)

What is the ratio of the total production (in tonnes) of Company A to the total sales (in tonnes) of Company A ?


A) 81 : 64

B) 64: 55

C) 71 : 87

D) 71 : 55

E) 81 : 55

Answer:

Option E

Explanation:

(Total production of A) : (Total sales of A)

= (750 + 800 + 600 + 550 + 700 + 650) : (300 + 550 + 450 + 400 + 500 + 550) = 4050 : 2750

= $\frac{4050}{2750}$ = $\frac{81}{55}$ = 81 : 55