In some country the budget for defense exceeded the budget for education by $629.1 billion. If x represents the budget for education, in billions of dollars, how can the budget for defense be represented?
If x represents the budget for education, in billions of dollars, the budget for defense can be represented by

budget for defense in billions of dollars = x + 629.1

since its already in billions, we don't need to convert the number

what's the question

step-by-step explanation:

step-by-step explanation:

you can add the two numbers and divide the result by 2. or you can find the gap between the two numbers and add half of this to the smaller number.