SOLUTION: In 1994, funding for a program increased by 0.28 billion dollars from the funding in 1993. In 1995, the increase was 0.86 billion dollars over the funding in 1994. For those thre

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Question 1090472: In 1994, funding for a program increased by 0.28 billion dollars from the funding in 1993. In 1995, the increase was 0.86 billion dollars over the funding in 1994. For those three years the funding was 10.21 billion dollars. How much was funded in each of these three years?
In 1993, funding was $_____ billion.
(Type an integer or a decimal.)
In 1994, funding was $_____ billion.
(Type an integer or a decimal.)
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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x is funding in 1993
x+0.28 is funding in 1994
x+1.14 is funding in 1995
they all add to 10.21
3x+1.42=10.21
3x=8.79
x=$2.93 billion in 1993
$3.21 billion in 1994
$4.07 billion in 1995
$10.21 billion is sum. Checks.