Question

gross domestic product for leading world economies (2012)
which statement is supported by the graph?

• china’s economy is more than four times the size of germany’s.
• china’s economy is more than twice the size of japan’s.
• china’s economy is half the size of india’s.
• china’s economy is twice the size of the united states’.

Explanation:

1. Analyze each option:

• Option 1: Germany's GDP is about $3 trillion, China's is about $13 trillion. $13\div3\approx4.33$, but visually, China's bar is not more than four times Germany's (since 4*3 = 12, China's is ~13, but the difference is small and the option says "more than four times", which is not strongly supported as the visual ratio seems less than 4x clearly).
• Option 2: Japan's GDP is about $5 trillion, China's is about $13 trillion. $13\div5 = 2.6$, so China's is more than twice Japan's. Visually, China's bar is more than twice Japan's (Japan's is ~5, twice is 10, China's is ~13 which is more than 10).
• Option 3: India's GDP is about $5 trillion, China's is about $13 trillion. China's is larger than India's, not half.
• Option 4: US GDP is about $16 trillion, China's is about $13 trillion. China's is less than US's, not twice.

Answer:

China’s economy is more than twice the size of Japan’s.