Question

the 2010 federal budget for the united states includes spending $164 billion to pay interest on the national debt. if this amount is 4.62% of the total budget, what is the total federal budget? (1 billion

Answer 1

The total federal budget based on the budgeted interest on national debt is $3550 billion($3.55 trillion)

What percentage of the budget is $164 billion on national budget?

The spending on interest regarding the national debt is 4.62% of the entire federal budget, on that basis, we can convert the 4.62% to what 1% term and multiply that by 100% to ascertain the total federal budget.

4.62% of federal budget=$164 billion

1 % of federal budget=$164 billion/4.62

1 % of federal budget=$35.50 billion

100% of federal budget=$35.50 billion*100

100% of federal budget=$3.55 trillion

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