Multiple choice

A country x amounted its annual budget. In that budget, they are going to spend £89.3 billion on education, £126.4 billion on infrastructure and £67.9 billion on development programs. Find the total amount of the budget and represent it in standard index form.

  1. £2.836 × 1011

  2. £2.836 × 1012

  3. £2.836 × 1013

  4. <span style="font-family:">£2.836 <span style="font-family:">× 10<span style="font-family:">14

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Explanation

Total budget = 89.3 + 126.4 + 67.9 = 283.6 billion = 283,600,000,000 = 2.836 × 10^11. A billion is 10^9, so 283.6 billion = 283.6 × 10^9 = 2.836 × 10^11.