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The table above shows the amount of waste material, in tons,

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The table above shows the amount of waste material, in tons,

by mitzwillrockgmat » Thu May 27, 2010 2:55 am
The table above shows the amount of waste material, in tons, recycled by each of five counties in a single year and the amount of waste material, also in tons, that was disposed of in landfills by the five counties in that year. Which county had the lowest ratio of waste material disposed of to waste material recycled in the year reported in the table?

a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) E

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Hi! Can someone please suggest a quick solution to this division prob. I wasted a lot of time dividing all the options (amt disposed/amt recycled) & still made an error! thanks a prompt response will be greatly appreciated!! :)
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by liferocks » Thu May 27, 2010 2:58 am
only for A the ratio is >6
Ans should be option A
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by gmatmachoman » Thu May 27, 2010 3:00 am
theapproach of urs is very much same as mine ..say for anyone in that case!

Pick C and move on!!

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by liferocks » Thu May 27, 2010 3:04 am
hmm..again didn't read properly...this is now becoming a bad habit ....should be C
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by gmatmachoman » Thu May 27, 2010 3:56 am
liferocks wrote:hmm..again didn't read properly...this is now becoming a bad habit ....should be C
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