The table gives 2007 tax return information from 15 counties. The data

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The table gives 2007 tax return information from 15 counties. The data show not only the total number of returns and exemptions but also totals for   several specific kinds of income and for total gross adjusted income. Monetary amounts are shown in thousands of dollars.
 
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  County Name    Total
Number  
 of Tax
Returns  
  Total
Number 
 of
Exemptions    Adjusted
Gross 
 Income (in 
 thousands 
 of dollars)    Wage and 
 Salary   Income 
 (in  
 thousands 
 of   dollars)    Dividend
Income   (in  
 thousands
of   dollars)    Interest
Income 
 (in
thousands
of   dollars)     Fairfield County, CT  377435  774795  44649036  30987375  1505206  1811179    Hartford County, CT  414763  811989  27591077  20537275  645116  829212    Litchfield County, CT  88238  177163  6056911  4198571  168973  217433    Middlesex County, CT  76919  151197  5655280  4122290  147055  199887    New Haven County, CT  391134  764137  23646340  17638377  515788  715448    New London County, CT  127016  248639  7949645  5713823  195126  223626    Tolland County, CT  62610  127963  4474569  3388626  75163  113720    Windham County, CT  54143  106754  2674283  2090782  40042  65913    Kent County, DE  69851  143924  3258015  2392279  38079  77330    New Castle County, DE  239897  485318  15435639  11544348  430203  422256    Sussex County, DE  88031  169074  4289549  2540878  110551  178622    Kent County, RI  83456  159143  4805962  3648022  73671  136005    Newport County, RI  38878  73616  2584689  1701831  79147  93629    Providence County, RI  294616  555294  13416623  10303016  225500  411691    Washington County, RI  56771  112683  3995470  2684024  102475  132059

Consider each of the following statements about these countries. For each statement indicate whether it is "True" or "False," based on the information provided in the table.

chetan2u · Answer

All the questions have to be searched from the columns. So, what is important is whether we are able to analyze the entire columns and how fast we do it.
If a county had a greater total number of tax returns than another, it also had a greater total number of exemptions.
The two columns are next to each other.
a) Press the ascending order of both one after another and see whether there is any shift in the column of name of countries...There is none in the countries that can be seen without scrolling down.
b) Now, press the descending order of both one after another to check the changes in the counties that were required to be scrolled down and see whether there is any shift in the column of name of countries. counties in 2 and 3rd place interchange.
FALSE
The ratio of wage and salary income to the sum of dividend income and interest income is greater in the county with the greatest adjusted gross income than in the county with the fourth-greatest adjusted gross income.
Without doing calculations..
Fairfield(I in order) - 309

15+18)=309:33
New Castle (IV in order) - 115

4+4)=115:8=330:16>309:33
FALSE
No county has greater adjusted gross income per tax return than Hartford County, CT.
The two countries next to each other give the opposite if what we are seeking to establish.
Fairfield ~ $\frac{446}{3.7}$
Hartford County, CT ~ $\frac{275}{4}$
Clearly Fairfield has a larger ratio.
FALSE
ALL False

15+18)=309:33 New Castle (IV in order) - 115

4+4)=115:8=330:16>309:33 FALSE No county has greater adjusted gross income per tax return than Hartford County, CT. The two countries next to each other give the opposite if what we are seeking to establish. Fairfield ~ \frac{446}{3.7} Hartford County, CT ~ \frac{275}{4} Clearly Fairfield has a larger ratio. FALSE ALL False

cats · Answer

for the second one, you say 
fairfield is 309:33
new castle is 115:8 and then double that but incorrectly put 330:16, it should be 230:16, and then 345:24
and then 
390:33 > 345:24
345 to 390 would be like a 45/300 or <22% change, so at most would make the 24 part of the ratio in new castle go up to 28, which is still less that 33

KushagraKirtiman · Answer

This is not solvable in 3 mins

NoeticImbecile · Answer

How is I false?

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Official Explanation

The table description tells us two potentially important facts: (1) that these returns are for 2007 and (2) that the dollar amounts shown actually represent thousands of dollars (thus, the adjusted gross income for Providence County, Rhode Island, for the year was actually about $13.4 billion, not $13.4 million).

Statement 1:

To answer this question, we need to use the sorting function described in the directions to sort first by number of tax returns, then by number of exemptions. If we watch carefully as we do this, we will notice that New Haven County, CT, shifts by one position. Thus, the ranking is not exactly the same, so the statement is  False .

Statement 2:

First, this statement requires us to find the counties with the greatest and fourth-greatest adjusted gross income. Using the sort function, we can quickly see that these are Fairfield County, CT, and New Castle County, DE, respectively. Next, for each of the two counties we need to get an approximate ratio of wage and salary income to the sum of dividend income and interest income. For Fairfield County, CT, wage and salary income is roughly $31 billion, whereas dividend income and interest income are roughly $1.5 billion and $2 billion, respectively. This gives us a ratio of 31 to 3.5, which is about 9 to 1, or we could simplify further with the calculator to about 8.8 to 1. For New Castle County, DE, wage and salary income is roughly $11.5 billion, whereas dividend income and interest income are roughly $0.4 billion each. A ratio of 11.5 to 0.8 simplifies to well over 10 to 1, thus making this ratio much greater (using the calculator will get you roughly 14.3 to 1). Even with rough estimation, the ratio for Fairfield County, CT, is much less than the corresponding ratio for New Castle County, DE, making the statement  False .

Statement 3:

To find the adjusted gross income per tax return, we could divide the total adjusted gross income for each county by the number of returns for that county. However, as soon as we sort the data by adjusted gross income, we can see that Fairfield County, CT, has a higher adjusted total gross income than Hartford County, CT, but has fewer individual returns. This means that the adjusted gross income per tax return is higher for Fairfield County. This statement is  False .

samarpan.g28 · Answer

If a county had a greater total number of tax returns than another, it also had a greater total number of exemptions. 
New Haven County, CT has the second highest total tax returns yet its total number of exception is less than Fairfield County, CT which has third highest total tax returns. False.

The ratio of wage and salary income to the sum of dividend income and interest income is greater in the county with the greatest adjusted gross income than in the county with the fourth-greatest adjusted gross income. 
Country with the greatest adjusted gross income=Fairfield County, CT. Ratio of  wage and salary income to the sum of dividend income and interest income  is
30987375/(1505206+1811179)~9.
Country with fourth greatest adjusted gross income=New Castle County, DE. Ratio of  wage and salary income to the sum of dividend income and interest income  is
15435639/(430203+422256)~13. 9<13. False.

No county has greater adjusted gross income per tax return than Hartford County, CT. 
For Hartford County, CT, it is 27591077/414763~66. For Fairfield County, CT, is is 44649036/377435~118. False.

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County Name	Total Number of Tax Returns	Total Number of Exemptions	Adjusted Gross Income (in thousands of dollars)	Wage and Salary Income (in thousands of dollars)	Dividend Income (in thousands of dollars)	Interest Income (in thousands of dollars)
Fairfield County, CT	377435	774795	44649036	30987375	1505206	1811179
Hartford County, CT	414763	811989	27591077	20537275	645116	829212
Litchfield County, CT	88238	177163	6056911	4198571	168973	217433
Middlesex County, CT	76919	151197	5655280	4122290	147055	199887
New Haven County, CT	391134	764137	23646340	17638377	515788	715448
New London County, CT	127016	248639	7949645	5713823	195126	223626
Tolland County, CT	62610	127963	4474569	3388626	75163	113720
Windham County, CT	54143	106754	2674283	2090782	40042	65913
Kent County, DE	69851	143924	3258015	2392279	38079	77330
New Castle County, DE	239897	485318	15435639	11544348	430203	422256
Sussex County, DE	88031	169074	4289549	2540878	110551	178622
Kent County, RI	83456	159143	4805962	3648022	73671	136005
Newport County, RI	38878	73616	2584689	1701831	79147	93629
Providence County, RI	294616	555294	13416623	10303016	225500	411691
Washington County, RI	56771	112683	3995470	2684024	102475	132059

True	False
		If a county had a greater total number of tax returns than another, it also had a greater total number of exemptions.
		The ratio of wage and salary income to the sum of dividend income and interest income is greater in the county with the greatest adjusted gross income than in the county with the fourth-greatest adjusted gross income.
		No county has greater adjusted gross income per tax return than Hartford County, CT.

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