A provincial government allocates 26% of its budget to education, 31% to health care, and 18% to social services. If the dollar amount budgeted for education is $15.0 billion, how much is budgeted for health care and for social services.

A provincial government allocates 26% of its budget to education, 31% to health care, and 18% to social services. If the dollar amount budgeted for education is $15.0 billion, how much is budgeted for health care and for social services.

Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)

6th Edition

ISBN:9780134463216

Author:Robert F. Blitzer

Publisher:Robert F. Blitzer

ChapterP: Prerequisites: Fundamental Concepts Of Algebra

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1MCCP: In Exercises 1-25, simplify the given expression or perform the indicated operation (and simplify,...

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