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What portion of discretionary spending is typically spent on defense?

about half
about two thirds
about one fourth
about one third

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Answer:

about half

Step-by-step explanation:

in 2015, military spending accounted for 54 percent of all federal discretionary spending

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2/ About two thirds of the discretionary spending is spent on defense.
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