document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1120885>Question 1120885</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In 1995&#8203;, funding for a program increased by 0.75 billion dollars from the funding in 1994. In 1996&#8203;, the increase was 0.15 billion dollars over the funding in 1995. For those three years the funding was 9.48 billion dollars. How much was funded in each of these three&#8203; years? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #736588 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=736588\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in 1994, the funding was x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in 1995, the funding was x + .75 billion.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in 1996, the funding was x + .75 + .15 billion.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for the 3 years, the funding ws 9.48 billion dollars.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sum up all the funding for the 3 years and you get 3 * x + 2 * .75 + 1 * .15 = 3 * x + 1.65 billion.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 * x + 1.65 = 9.48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 1.65 from both sides of this equation to get 3 * x = 7.83.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for x to get x = 7.83 / 3 = 2.61 billion.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in 1994, the funding was 2.61 billion.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in 1995, the funding was 2.61 + .75 = 3.36 billion.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in 1996, the funding was 3.36 + .15 = 3.51 billion.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.61 + 3.36 + 3.51 equals total funding of 9.48 billion.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solution checks out.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solution is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.61 billion in 1994.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.36 billion in 1995.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.51 billion in 1996.\r<BR>\n" );
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