Solve. -$33 Billion a Year Is Spent on Tourism in Florida

question 269

Multiple Choice

Solve.
-$33 billion a year is spent on tourism in Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Tourists spend $2 billion more in Louisiana than they do in Mississippi. In Florida they spend $1 billion less than twice the amount spent in
Mississippi. Find the amount spent in each state.

• A) Mississippi: $7 billion; Louisiana: $9 billion; Florida: $13 billion
• B) Mississippi: $10 billion; Louisiana: $12 billion; Florida: $11 billion
• C) Mississippi: $8 billion; Louisiana: $10 billion; Florida: $15 billion
• D) Mississippi: $9 billion; Louisiana: $11 billion; Florida: $17 billion

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