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In 1985 the pharmaceuticals industry generated
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INDUSTRIAL WASTE GENERATED BY SPECIFIC INDUSTRIES OF COUNTRY X
Note: Because of the great disparity in the amounts of waste generated by different industries, the graph is broken in three places, and after each break, a new and more appropriate scale is introduced. As usual, the value represented by a bar is read only at its far right end.
In 1985 the pharmaceuticals industry generated total waste equal to how many times the hazardous waste in the same industry?
(A) 1.2
(B) 2.5
(C) 3
(D) 6
(E) 12
Note: Because of the great disparity in the amounts of waste generated by different industries, the graph is broken in three places, and after each break, a new and more appropriate scale is introduced. As usual, the value represented by a bar is read only at its far right end.
In 1985 the pharmaceuticals industry generated total waste equal to how many times the hazardous waste in the same industry?
(A) 1.2
(B) 2.5
(C) 3
(D) 6
(E) 12
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Re: In 1985 the pharmaceuticals industry generated
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18 Jul 2021, 00:37
18 Jul 2021, 00:37
Carcass wrote:
INDUSTRIAL WASTE GENERATED BY SPECIFIC INDUSTRIES OF COUNTRY X
Note: Because of the great disparity in the amounts of waste generated by different industries, the graph is broken in three places, and after each break, a new and more appropriate scale is introduced. As usual, the value represented by a bar is read only at its far right end.
In 1985 the pharmaceuticals industry generated total waste equal to how many times the hazardous waste in the same industry?
(A) 1.2
(B) 2.5
(C) 3
(D) 6
(E) 12
Note: Because of the great disparity in the amounts of waste generated by different industries, the graph is broken in three places, and after each break, a new and more appropriate scale is introduced. As usual, the value represented by a bar is read only at its far right end.
In 1985 the pharmaceuticals industry generated total waste equal to how many times the hazardous waste in the same industry?
(A) 1.2
(B) 2.5
(C) 3
(D) 6
(E) 12
Pharmaceuticals industry:
Total waste = 0.60 MMT
Hazardous waste = 0.05 MMT
Ratio = \(\frac{0.60}{0.05} = 12\)
Hence, option E
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