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Given below is the data pertaining to four movies which have collected gross revenues in domestic and international markets in Million USD ($). Arrange them in ascending order based on the ratios of their international versus domestic gross revenues.

A.Avengers -Domestic 623.4International 888.4
B.The Darknight -Domestic 448.1International 632.9
C.Skyfall -Domestic 304.2International 804.1
D.Ice Age CD -Domestic 161.3International 714.0

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

For each movie find InternationalDomestic\dfrac{\text{International}}{\text{Domestic}}.

MovieDomesticInternationalRatio
A. Avengers623.4888.4888.4623.4≈1.43\dfrac{888.4}{623.4}\approx1.43
B. The Darknight448.1632.9632.9448.1≈1.41\dfrac{632.9}{448.1}\approx1.41
C. Skyfall304.2804.1804.1304.2≈2.64\dfrac{804.1}{304.2}\approx2.64
D. Ice Age CD161.3714.0714.0161.3≈4.43\dfrac{714.0}{161.3}\approx4.43

C and D are clearly the two biggest, so only A and B are close. Cross multiply to be sure:

888.4×448.1=398092.04888.4\times448.1=398092.04

632.9×623.4=394549.86632.9\times623.4=394549.86

The first product is larger, so A's ratio is bigger than B's.


Ascending order:

B<A<C<DB<A<C<D

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