## Task 1 - 030611

For cultural, social, and health purposes, our government spent around 15 billion DM in 1958. In 1962, the corresponding amount was one-third higher than in 1958.

a) How many DM were spent in the GDR in 1962 for the mentioned purposes?

b) How many DM was this per capita of our population, assuming a population of around 17 million in both cases?
a) One third more than 15 billion DM is $\frac{4}{3} \cdot 15$ billion $=20$ billion DM, which were spent on cultural, social, and health purposes in 1962.

b) In the year 1958, it was $\frac{15000000000}{17000000} \mathrm{DM} \approx 882 \mathrm{DM}$, i.e., about $900 \mathrm{DM}$.

In the year 1962, it was 1176 DM, which is about 1200 DM.