Study the given table and answer the question that follows.
The table shows the number of eggs produced in five farms.
| Year | Farm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Q | R | S | T | |
| 2010 | 1020 | 1418 | 1630 | 1740 | 1580 |
| 2011 | 1260 | 1390 | 1460 | 1530 | 1620 |
| 2012 | 1120 | 1765 | 1480 | 1515 | 1640 |
| 2013 | 1465 | 1555 | 1746 | 1418 | 1545 |
What is the respective ratio of the dozens of eggs produced by farm P to farm T in the year 2011?
Correct Answer :
7∶9
Solution :
The correct option is 7∶9.
To find the respective ratio of the dozens of eggs produced by farm P to farm T in the year 2011, we can analyze the data given in the table:
1. Locate the row for the year 2011.
2. In the year 2011, the number of eggs produced by farm P is 1260.
3. In the year 2011, the number of eggs produced by farm T is 1620.
Since 1 dozen consists of 12 eggs, the number of dozens of eggs produced by each farm is:
- For farm P:
dozens.
- For farm T:
dozens.
Now, we find the respective ratio of the dozens produced by farm P to farm T:
We can simplify this fraction by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 15:
(Note that the ratio of the number of individual eggs, 1260∶1620, also simplifies to the same ratio 7∶9 because the conversion factor of 12 for dozens cancels out:
.)
Thus, the respective ratio of the dozens of eggs produced by farm P to farm T in 2011 is 7∶9.
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