Let's solve each part step by step. --- ### (a) How much money did the hospital sector receive? **Step 1:** Find 27.75% of $2.7 billion. Calculation: \[ \text{Money received} = 27.75\% \times 2.7\ \text{billion} = \frac{27.75}{100} \times 2.7 \text{ billion} = 0.2775 \times 2.7 \text{ billion} = 0.74925 \text{ billion} \] **Step 2:** Convert billion to the largest appropriate number word. 0.74925 billion = 749,250,000 ≈ 749 million (rounded to the nearest whole number) **Explanation:** The hospital sector received **749 million dollars** from the bill. --- ### (b) What percentage of the $2.7 billion was allocated to public transportation? **Step 1:** Public transportation received $579.70 million. Express $579.70 million as a percentage of $2.7 billion: \[ 2.7 \text{ billion} = 2,700 \text{ million} \] \[ \text{Percentage} = \frac{579.70}{2700} \times 100 = 21.47\% \] **Step 2:** Round to one decimal place: 21.5% **Explanation:** **21.5%** of the bill was allocated to public transportation. --- ### (c) How much money did the public college receive altogether? **Step 1:** Let \( x \) be the total funds the college received. It used 15.9% of this to buy laptops, costing $132,000: \[ 0.159x = 132,000 \] \[ x = \frac{132,000}{0.159} = 830,188.68 \] **Step 2:** Round to the nearest whole number: **830,189** **Explanation:** The public college received **$830,189** from the spending bill. --- ## Final Answers (a) **749 million dollars** (b) **21.5%** (c) **$830,189**