Question

The Micro Devices Company earned 3,632,859,678 dollars this year. 2,459,632,852 dollars were earned last year. Which is the best estimate of how many more dollars were earned this year than last year?

Answer 1

$1,173,226,826

Explanation:

The estimate of the increase in dollars earnings is the difference between this year's earnings and last year's earnings. In other words, the increase in earnings is the excess of current year's earnings over last year's earnings as computed below:

increase in earnings=this year's earnings-last year's earnings

this year's earnings=$3,632,859,678

last year's earnings=$2,459,632,852

increase in earnings=$3,632,859,678-$2,459,632,852

increase in earnings=$ 1,173,226,826