Contemporary Mathematics for Business and Consumers
7th Edition
ISBN: 9781285189758
Author: Robert Brechner, George Bergeman
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1.I, Problem 24RE
According to the Financial Times, in a recent recession, outstanding consumer credit in the United States fell to $2,460,000,000,000 the seventh straight monthly decline. Most of the drop came as a result of consumers paying down revolving debt such as credit cards.
a. Write this number in word form.
b. Round this number to the nearest hundred billion.
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Contemporary Mathematics for Business and Consumers
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