Chapter 1.4, Problem 21R

To determine

The percentage of the budget.

Answer to Problem 21R

The percentage of the budget is $\boxed{\mathrm{c}=14.8\mathrm{\%}}$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given:

The overall budget is $534 billion and the budget for research and development is $79.1 billion.

Formula used:

The expression for percentage is

  $\mathrm{c}=\frac{\mathrm{a}}{\mathrm{b}}\times 100\mathrm{\%}$ ....... (1)

Here, a is the overall budget, b is the budget for research and development and c is the percentage of the budget.

Calculation:

To find the percentage of the budget, we divide the pat of the budget by the overall budget. Substitute $79.1 for a and $534 for bin equation (1).

  $\begin{array}{l}\mathrm{c}=\frac{79.1}{534}\times 100\mathrm{\%}\\ \boxed{\mathrm{c}=14.8\mathrm{\%}}\end{array}$

Conclusion:

Hence, the percentage of the budget is $\boxed{\mathrm{c}=14.8\mathrm{\%}}$ .