Question

In 1996, funding for a program increased by 0.62 billion dollars from the funding in 1995. In 1997, the funding increased 0.29 billion dollars over the funding in 1996. For those three years, the funding was 11.25 billion dollars. How much was funded in each of these three years?

Answer 1

1995 = x
1996 = x + 0.62
1997 = x + 0.62 + 0.29

x + x + 0.62 + x + 0.62 + 0.29 = 11.25
3x + 1.53 = 11.25
3x = 11.25 - 1.53
3x = 9.72
x = 9.72 / 3
x = 3.24 <== 1995 = 3.24 million

1996 = 3.24 + 0.62 = 3.86 million <==
1997 = 3.24 + 0.62 + 0.29 = 4.15 million <==