Question

What was the amount of increase between the original $9 billion estimated costand the current $32.347 billion?

Answer 1

Given that:

- The original estimated cost was:

`\text{ \$}9\text{ }billion`

- The current estimated cost is:

`\text{ \$}32.347\text{ }billion`

You can determine that the amount of increase is the Difference between the estimated cost and the current estimated cost. Therefore, you need to subtract the original estimated cost from the current estimated cost to find it.

Knowing that:

`1\text{ }billion=1,000,000,000`

You can rewrite the amounts as follows:

`\text{ \$}9,000,000,000`
`\text{ \$}32,347,000,000`

Then, you get:

`\text{ \$}32,347,000,000-\text{\$}9,000,000,000=\text{\$}23,347,000,000`

Hence, the answer is:

`\text{\$}23,347,000,000`