Question

A+government+program+that+currently+costs+taxpayers+$6.5+billion+per+year+is+cut+back+by+9%+per+year. write+an+expression+for+the+amount+budgeted+(in+dollars)+for+this+program+after+n+years.

Answer 1

Let's denote the initial budget for the program as $6.5 billion and the annual cutback rate as 9% or 0.09.

We can write an expression for the amount budgeted (in dollars) for this program after n years as follows:

Budget after n years = $6.5 billion - (0.09 * $6.5 billion * n)

Alternatively, we can simplify the expression by factoring out $6.5 billion:

Budget after n years = $6.5 billion * (1 - 0.09n)

This expression represents the amount budgeted for the program after n years, taking into account the 9% cutback per year.