document.write( "Question 206907: For a certain time period the ratio of the dollar value of exports to the dollar value of imports for the United 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? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "Since ratio of exports to imports is 2:3, it follows that they are broken up into 5 (2 + 3) parts\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Therefore, the imports, being \"3%2F5\" will be \"%283%2F5%29+of+48\" billion dollars, or \"highlight_green%2828.8%29\" billion dollars.
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