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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 production of Company B (in tonnes) in the year 2006 to production of Company B (in tonnes) in the year 2008 ?


A) 2:5

B) 4:5

C) 3:4

D) 3 :5

E) 1 :4

Answer:

Option C

Explanation:

Production of B in 2006

= $\left(750\times\frac{4}{5}\right)$ tonnes = 600 tonnes

Production of B in 2008

= $\left(600\times\frac{4}{3}\right)$ tonnes = 800 tonnes

Required ratio = 600 : 800 = 3 : 4