Question

(URGENT) Country A produces about four times the amount of diamonds in carats produced in country B. If the total produced in both countries is 20,000,000 carats, find the amount produced in each country.

Answer 1

• A: 16,000,000 carats
• B: 4,000,000 carats

Explanation:

If the ratio is ...

A : B = 4 : 1

Then the ratio to the total is ...

A : total = 4 : (4+1) = 4 : 5

B : total = 1 : (4+1) = 1 : 5

Country A produces (4/5)×20 M carats, or 16 million carats.

Country B produces the remainder, 4 million carats.