问答题
Data Analysis
These questions will test your ability to interpret and analyze data presented in charts, tables, and graphs.
Answer the following questions.
Medals awarded to the 10 highest-ranked countries in the Winter Olympics in
Torino, Italy, in 2006 were as shown:
　　Country　　　　　Cold Medals　　　Silver Medals 　　Bronze Medals
Germany
11
12
6
United States
9
9
7
Austria
9
7
7
Russian Federation
8
6
8
Canada
7
10
7
Sweden
7
2
5
South Korea
6
3
2
Switzerland
5
4
5
Italy
5
0
6
France
3
2
4
问答题
How many more medals did Germany win than South Korea?
【正确答案】
【答案解析】Germany won a total of 29 medals, while South Korea won a total of 11 medals. Therefore, Germany won 18 (29-11) more medals than South Korea.
问答题
What is the ratio of bronze to gold medals earned by Italy and France combined?
【正确答案】
【答案解析】In total, Italy and France earned 10 bronze and 8 gold medals. Therefore, the ratio of bronze medals to gold medals is 10:8, which simplifies to 5:4.
问答题
What percentage of all of the medals earned by the top 5 of these countries were silver medals (rounded to the nearest percent)?
【正确答案】
【答案解析】The top 5 countries were awarded 123 medals in all, 44 of which were silver medals. Therefore, the percentage of silver medals is