wvspidermonkey
05-04-2008, 04:22 PM
Country Consumption (in millions of kilograms)
J 1,080
K 600
L 360
M 330
N 310
The table above gives the coffee consumption in 1994 for five countries. If the total coffee consumption of these countries was 40 percent of the world’s coffee consumption, what was the world’s coffee consumption, in millions of kilograms, in 1994?
A. 4,320
B. 4,470
C. 5,400
D. 6,480
E. 6,700
Formal answer: D
My Answer: 1080+600+360+330+310 = 2680/40% = 6700 or E
J 1,080
K 600
L 360
M 330
N 310
The table above gives the coffee consumption in 1994 for five countries. If the total coffee consumption of these countries was 40 percent of the world’s coffee consumption, what was the world’s coffee consumption, in millions of kilograms, in 1994?
A. 4,320
B. 4,470
C. 5,400
D. 6,480
E. 6,700
Formal answer: D
My Answer: 1080+600+360+330+310 = 2680/40% = 6700 or E