Total spending on health care in the United States rose from $85 billion in 1977 to $2.4 trillion in 2007. a. Find the relative change in health care spending from 1977 to 2007. Round your answer to the nearest whole percent. Increase in health care spending: _____________ %

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Total spending on health care in the United States rose from $85 billion in 1977 to $2.4 trillion in 2007.

a. Find the relative change in health care spending from 1977 to 2007. Round your answer to the nearest whole percent.


Increase in health care spending: _____________ %

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