The table below provides data on the annual metal production of five c

Question

The table below provides data on the annual metal production of five countries across three key metals: steel, aluminum, and copper. The Total Metal Output column represents the sum of steel, aluminum, and copper production for each country. Use the data in the table to evaluate the statements that follow.

Country 
 Steel (Million Tons) 
 Aluminum (Million Tons) 
 Copper (Million Tons) 
 Total Metal Output 
 
  China 
 1200 
 65 
 9 
 1274 
 
  United States 
 87 
 38 
 1 
 126 
 
  Canada 
 13 
 32 
 0.7 
 45.7 
 
  Australia 
 5 
 27 
 0.9 
 32.9 
 
  Brazil 
 34 
 3 
 2 
 39

Using the table above, determine whether the statements below are true or false.

bb · Answer

Thank you. Answer choices have been added (seems we have a small bug that affects question editing); we will fix it.

poojaarora1818 · Answer

That's a pretty straightforward question. Option A is true. China produces 1200 million tons more steel than other countries. Option B is true as Canada's Aluminum production is 32 million tons which is more than Steel & Copper. Option C Brazil's total metal output is more than a third of the US's False metal output.

Bismuth83 · Answer

1. We are asked to  check whether the statements are true or false .

2.  China produces more steel than all other mentioned countries combined.  China produces 1200, while the other countries together produce 87 + 13 + 5 + 34 = 139. 1200 > 139,   so this statement is true.
  
3.  Canada's aluminum production exceeds its steel and copper production combined.  Canada’s aluminum production is 32 and its steel+copper production is 13 + 0.7 = 13.7. 32 > 13.7,   so this statement is true.

4.  Brazil's total metal output is more than a third of the US's total metal output.  Brazil’s total metal output is 39, while one third of the US’s total metal output is 1⁄3 * 126 = 42. 39 < 42,   so this statement is false.

Baha92 · Answer

For the first question, cannot we argue that we take into consideration all the countries ? (not only the ones in the table), meaning we don't know

Bismuth83 · Answer

Thank you for catching that! Without information about the other countries (which could be taken into consideration), it's impossible to decide. So, I changed the question only for the countries mentioned in the table.

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Country	Steel (Million Tons)	Aluminum (Million Tons)	Copper (Million Tons)	Total Metal Output
China	1200	65	9	1274
United States	87	38	1	126
Canada	13	32	0.7	45.7
Australia	5	27	0.9	32.9
Brazil	34	3	2	39

True	False
		China produces more steel than all other mentioned countries combined.
		Canada's aluminum production exceeds its steel and copper production combined.
		Brazil's total metal output is more than a third of the US's total metal output.

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