In 2010, the Department of Defense's overall budget was approximately $534 billion. In the same year, the Department of Defense budgeted $79.1 billion for research, devel- opment, tests, and evaluations. What percentage of the budget does this represent?

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Branta Branta · Answer 1 · 2018-09-16T04:35:50+02:00

Answer:

Percentage budget for Research and development is 14.81 %

Given:

Overall department budget = 534 billion dollar

Budget for Research and development = 79.1 billion dollar

To find:

Percentage budget for Research and development = ?

Formula used:

Percentage budget for Research and development =[tex]\frac{Budget for Research and development}{overall budget}[/tex]

Solution:

Percentage is given by,

Percentage budget for Research and development =[tex]\frac{Budget for Research and development}{overall budget}[/tex]

Percentage budget for Research and development = [tex]\frac{79.1}{534} \times 100[/tex]

Percentage budget for Research and development = 14.81 %

Thus, Percentage budget for Research and development is 14.81 %