In 2008, company B had export-import ratio <span class="math-inline" data-latex-source="1.25" data-display-mode="false" contenteditable="false"><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mn>1.25</mn></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">1.25</annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.6444em;"></span><span class="mord">1.25</span></span></span></span></span>. If its exports were <span class="math-inline" data-latex-source="237" data-display-mode="false" contenteditable="false"><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mn>237</mn></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">237</annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.6444em;"></span><span class="mord">237</span></span></span></span></span> crore, what were its imports?
Practice this question from Chapter Mock 15: Data Interpretation, with options and an explanation.
Question
In 2008, company B had export-import ratio <span class="math-inline" data-latex-source="1.25" data-display-mode="false" contenteditable="false"><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mn>1.25</mn></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">1.25</annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.6444em;"></span><span class="mord">1.25</span></span></span></span></span>. If its exports were <span class="math-inline" data-latex-source="237" data-display-mode="false" contenteditable="false"><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mn>237</mn></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">237</annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.6444em;"></span><span class="mord">237</span></span></span></span></span> crore, what were its imports?
Option A
180.0 crore
Option B — Correct answer
189.6 crore
Correct choice.
Option C
196.8 crore
Option D
210.0 crore
Explanation
If $\frac{\text{exports}}{\text{imports}}=1.25$, then imports $=\frac{237}{1.25}=189.6$ crore.