SOLUTION: 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 perio

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Question 167687This question is from textbook ELEMENTARY AND INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA
: 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? This question is from textbook ELEMENTARY AND INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA

Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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E/1=2/3
48/I=2/3
2I=3*48
2I=144
I=144/2
I=$72 BILLION FOR THE IMPORTS.