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Question 172147: Please help me I really do not understand what I need to do:
For a certain time period the ration of the dollar value of exports to the dollar value of imports for the Untied States was 2 to 3.If the value of exports during that time period was 48 billion dollars,then what was the value of imports.
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For a certain time period the ratio of the dollar value of exports to the dollar value of imports for the Untied States was 2 to 3.If the value of exports during that time period was 48 billion dollars,then what was the value of imports.
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exports to imports was 2 to 3
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2 to 3 is the same as 2x to 3x where 2x is imports and:
2x + 3x = 48 billion
5x = 48 billion
x = 9.6 billion
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So 2x = $19.2 billion (value of the imports).
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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