Question

In a given​ year, residents of a country spent approximately ​$54.6 billion on their pets. Of this​ amount, ​$17.1 billion was for veterinarian bills. What percent of the total was spent on veterinary​ care

Answer 1

The 31.31% of the $54.6 Billion was spent.

for the percentage solution

 x%=(amount spent on veterinary/ total amount) *100

Calculation:

let "x" be the percent of $54.6 billion spent on veterinary and total amount spent is $17.1 billion.

putting values in above formula

x%=(17.1/54.6)*100

x%=(0.3131)*100

x%=31.31

The 31.31% of the $54.6 Billion was spent.

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