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Currently the global economy consumes roughly 15 billion cubic feet of [#permalink] New post   03 Oct 2023, 09:08
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Currently the global economy consumes roughly 15 billion cubic feet of hardwood per year. This is nearly 2.5 times the amount of hardwood consumed annually in the 1950s. This causes a number of environmental issues, including loss of watersheds, destruction of habitats, increased air pollution, and landfill crowding.

Global hardwood consumption is expected to steadily increase, growing by roughly 20% in the 2010s and by more than 50% by 2050. The effects of the growth will be devastating to the world’s hardwood forest. It is estimated that currently 10 times more trees are lost annually to wood consumption than are replanted, resulting in a net destruction of 40 million forest acres annually.
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Consider each of the items listed below. Select Yes if the item can be determined based on the information given in the three sources. Otherwise, select No.
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The amount of hardwood, in cubic feet, consumed annually by the United States, other industrialized nations, and developing countries
The amount of paper, in pounds, consumed annually by residents of most European countries
The amount of hardwood cut annually, in cubic feet, that goes to sawmills for whole-wood projects
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The amount of hardwood, in cubic feet, consumed annually by the United States, other industrialized nations, and developing countries: Yes The amount of paper, in pounds, consumed annually by residents of most European countries: Yes The amount of hardwood cut annually, in cubic feet, that goes to sawmills for whole-wood projects: Yes

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Re: Currently the global economy consumes roughly 15 billion cubic feet of [#permalink] New post   08 Oct 2023, 07:23
Kindly explain the answer to question 1
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Re: Currently the global economy consumes roughly 15 billion cubic feet of [#permalink] New post   11 Oct 2023, 06:43
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The amount of hardwood, in cubic feet, consumed annually by the United States, other industrialized nations, and developing countries.

Source #1 indicates the total amount of hardwood consumed annually by the global economy, 15 billion cubic feet. Source #3 indicates the annual consumption rate for the United States, other industrialized nations, and developing countries. Enough information is provided to calculate the actual amounts consumed annually in cubic feet.

Answer: Yes

The amount of paper, in pounds, consumed annually by residents of most European countries

Source #3 provides the information necessary to determine the second item. The average American consumption amount is provided: 886 pounds of paper per person per year. This is twice that of most European residents, so the European amount can be calculated.

Answer: Yes

The amount of hardwood cut annually, in cubic feet, that goes to sawmills for whole-wood projects

The third item can be determined by the information provided in Sources #1 and #2. Source #1 indicates the total amount of hardwood consumed annually in the world, and Source #2 gives the percentage of this amount that goes to sawmills for whole-wood projects.

Answer: Yes
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Re: Currently the global economy consumes roughly 15 billion cubic feet of [#permalink] New post   16 Oct 2023, 19:05
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bubuster171 wrote:
Kindly explain the answer to question 1


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The amount of hardwood, in cubic feet, consumed annually by the United States, other industrialized nations, and developing countries.

Source #1 indicates the total amount of hardwood consumed annually by the global economy, 15 billion cubic feet. Source #3 indicates the annual consumption rate for the United States, other industrialized nations, and developing countries. Enough information is provided to calculate the actual amounts consumed annually in cubic feet.

Answer: Yes

The amount of paper, in pounds, consumed annually by residents of most European countries

Source #3 provides the information necessary to determine the second item. The average American consumption amount is provided: 886 pounds of paper per person per year. This is twice that of most European residents, so the European amount can be calculated.

Answer: Yes

The amount of hardwood cut annually, in cubic feet, that goes to sawmills for whole-wood projects

The third item can be determined by the information provided in Sources #1 and #2. Source #1 indicates the total amount of hardwood consumed annually in the world, and Source #2 gives the percentage of this amount that goes to sawmills for whole-wood projects.

Answer: Yes


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Ques 1, In source 3 it mentions "The United States is the greatest global consumer of hardwood products, using more than 17% of the 15 billion cubic feet cut annually". Here it says more than 17% & does not give the actual % , then how can we calculate the exact amount ?
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Re: Currently the global economy consumes roughly 15 billion cubic feet of [#permalink] New post   16 Oct 2023, 22:16
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Ques 1, In source 3 it mentions "The United States is the greatest global consumer of hardwood products, using more than 17% of the 15 billion cubic feet cut annually". Here it says more than 17% & does not give the actual % , then how can we calculate the exact amount ?


The actual amount is given in Tab 1.
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Re: Currently the global economy consumes roughly 15 billion cubic feet of [#permalink] New post   17 Oct 2023, 02:33
Its just asking if we can calculate and not how much it is
For q1

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Re: Currently the global economy consumes roughly 15 billion cubic feet of [#permalink] New post   18 Dec 2023, 02:50
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Sajjad1994 wrote:
bubuster171 wrote:
Kindly explain the answer to question 1


Official Explanation

The amount of hardwood, in cubic feet, consumed annually by the United States, other industrialized nations, and developing countries.

Source #1 indicates the total amount of hardwood consumed annually by the global economy, 15 billion cubic feet. Source #3 indicates the annual consumption rate for the United States, other industrialized nations, and developing countries. Enough information is provided to calculate the actual amounts consumed annually in cubic feet.

Answer: Yes

The amount of paper, in pounds, consumed annually by residents of most European countries

Source #3 provides the information necessary to determine the second item. The average American consumption amount is provided: 886 pounds of paper per person per year. This is twice that of most European residents, so the European amount can be calculated.

Answer: Yes

The amount of hardwood cut annually, in cubic feet, that goes to sawmills for whole-wood projects

The third item can be determined by the information provided in Sources #1 and #2. Source #1 indicates the total amount of hardwood consumed annually in the world, and Source #2 gives the percentage of this amount that goes to sawmills for whole-wood projects.

Answer: Yes


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Ques 1, In source 3 it mentions "The United States is the greatest global consumer of hardwood products, using more than 17% of the 15 billion cubic feet cut annually". Here it says more than 17% & does not give the actual % , then how can we calculate the exact amount ?


I have the same question. Also, in the second question, the question states 'residents'. And source 3 talks about per person consumption. How can we calculate the total for European residents based on per person data? We do not have the population info here.
Or am I misinterpreting the qs here? Let me know
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Re: Currently the global economy consumes roughly 15 billion cubic feet of [#permalink] New post   18 Dec 2023, 06:55
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I dont think the second answer is correct. We do not know the population of European countries, how can we calculate the total amount of hardwood used by European countries?
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Currently the global economy consumes roughly 15 billion cubic feet of [#permalink] New post   05 Feb 2024, 10:34
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Ques 1, In source 3 it mentions "The United States is the greatest global consumer of hardwood products, using more than 17% of the 15 billion cubic feet cut annually". Here it says more than 17% & does not give the actual % , then how can we calculate the exact amount ?


The actual amount is given in Tab 1.


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It doesn't give the exact rate, it says that the rate is more than 17%, meaning that:

Answer = 15B * rate > 15B * 17%.

Shouldn't the answer be FALSE
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Re: Currently the global economy consumes roughly 15 billion cubic feet of [#permalink] New post   23 Mar 2024, 07:31
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In Q1) The text mentions that "using more than 17% of the 15 billion cubic feet cut annually. " That means the amount will be greater than 15 billion x 0.7 but we cannot calculate the actual amount. Same goes for the industrialised and developing nations

In Q3) The text mentions that "Generally, 50% of all cut hardwood goes to sawmills for wholewood projects". Hence, we can't be sure of the exact amount.

Can you please point me where am I going wrong. Thanks in advance!
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