Question

China produces about 196 million metric tons of rice per year. the Philippines produces about 16 million metric tons of rice per year. how many times did Philippine yearly rice production does China produce?

Answer 1

12.25 times

Explanation:

196/16 = 12.25

Answer 2

For the information given in the statement let:

*C the million metric tons of rice that China produces per year

*P the million metric tons of rice that Philippines produces per year

So, you have

`\begin{gathered} C=kP \\ \text{ Where k is the number of times the annual rice production of the Philippines} \\ 196=k\cdot16 \\ \text{ Divide by 16 into both sides of the equation} \\ (196)/(16)=(k\cdot16)/(16) \\ 12.25=k \end{gathered}`

Therefore, annually China produces 12.25 times the amount of rice that the Philippines produces.