Answer this question before making any changes to spending percentages.What was the budget deficit in 2012?
Answer
A
$1.09.0 trillion
B
$2,450.2 billion
C
$3,54.2 tillion
D
$3,675.8 billion
Explanation
The U.S. federal budget deficit in 2012 was about $1.09 trillion. That matches choice A, despite its apparent formatting typo; the other choices are much larger amounts.
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