Problema Solution

nevada casinos statewide won $9.56 billion during a recent year. assume that overall the casinos take in 3.75% of the money wagered. How much money was bet? Round answer to nearest billion.

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let


x = the money that was bet


0.0375x = 9.56


by solving we find


x = $254.93 billions


x = $255 billions rounded to the nearest billion


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