The following table displays data on U.S. export products in 2016.

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123.jpg The following table displays data on U.S. export products in 2016. -- (Sort ↕ the table by clicking on the headers) Crop Amount produced (in millions of dollars) Production ranking Percent exported World export ranking Cotton 7.6 3 76 2 Hops 134 2 32 2 Oats 9.4 6 25 6 Rice 2.4 12 70 3 Soybeans 0.1 1 40 2 Walnuts 9 2 20 1 Wheat 9 4 51 1 For each of the following statements, select “Yes” if the statement is true based on the information provided in the table. Otherwise, select “No.”

kntombat · Answer

SajjadAhmad  , could you provide the official explanation, as and when possible ?

Thank you.

yashikaaggarwal · Answer

1) If the US does not export at least one half of its production of any commodity listed on the table, it is not the leading exporter of that commodity. 
US is the leading exporter for two things Walnuts and wheat, so even if US stop exporting either of them. USA will remain leading exporter of other.

Answer is NO

2) Of all the commodities for which the US is the #2 exporter, the US produces at least one third of the world supply. 
USA is World 2 most exporter of Cotton, Hops, and Soybeans.
exporting 75%, 32% and 40% respectively. Out of which Hops is been export at only 32% rate which is lesser than 1/3 of total or 33.33%.

Answer is NO

3) No single country exports more than 5 million dollars worth of wheat. 
USA Export 51% of total wheat while total wheat in Monetary term is 9 million Dollar 
and US exports the most being the no. 1 exporter of wheat.
So no country export 5 million dollar value wheat.

Answer is YES.

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Official Explanation

To answer the first prompt, it helps to first sort the table by  "World export ranking" . Once you do, you'll see that the U.S. is the leading exporter for two goods: wheat and walnuts. And while the U.S. exports 51% of all wheat, it only exports 20% of walnuts, meaning that the  first statement is not supported.

To answer the second question, you can keep the table sorted by  "World export ranking" . There are three crops (cotton, soybeans, and hops) for which the U.S. is the world's second largest exporter. If you then take a look at cotton, you can prove that it is impossible for the U.S. to produce at least 1/3 of the world's supply. It is the #3 producer of cotton. This means that - at most - the U.S. could produce a little less than 1/3, since both the #1 and #2 cotton producers must produce more than the U.S. The answer to this question is a definite  "No".

The third question can best be answered by looking at the "wheat" row of the table. You know that the U.S. is the world's largest exporter of wheat and that they export 51% of 9 billion dollars of production of wheat. Taking 51% of 9 billion gives you 4.59 billion, which is less than 5 billion. And since no country exports more wheat than the U.S., you can conclude that the answer to the third question is "Yes".

@Sajjad1994 for the third part, table mentions millions and the question asks for billions, that itself tells us that it would be a "No" right ?

Answer:   No, No and Yes

Harvey_15_12 · Answer

RheaChen · Answer

Q1:  If the US does not  export  at least one half of  its production  of any commodity listed on the table, it is not the leading exporter of that commodity.

We can sort by "World export ranking" and find out wheat and walnuts rank 1.
51% of walnuts' production is exported while only 20% of wheat's production is exported.

Clearly, wheat's production for export (20%) is way lower than the half of its production  but wheat export still ranks 1.  
So, choose NO.

ShilpiAgnihotrii · Answer

Sajjad, the Amount given in the table is in a million dollars and the question is asking in billion dollars. I think this needs to be fixed

The following table displays data on U.S. export products in 2016.

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Crop	Amount produced (in millions of dollars)	Production ranking	Percent exported	World export ranking
Cotton	7.6	3	76	2
Hops	134	2	32	2
Oats	9.4	6	25	6
Rice	2.4	12	70	3
Soybeans	0.1	1	40	2
Walnuts	9	2	20	1
Wheat	9	4	51	1

Yes	No
		If the US does not export at least one half of its production of any commodity listed on the table, it is not the leading exporter of that commodity.
		Of all the commodities for which the US is the #2 exporter, the US produces at least one third of the world supply.
		No single country exports more than 5 billion dollars worth of wheat.