P.E.I. provincial government expenditures were $58.985 billion in 2009. A breakdown of that spending is given below:

Category Spending ($billions)
Health 22.0
Interest on Debt 9.997
Social Services 7.504
Elementary & Secondary Schools 7.315
Colleges & Universities 3.390
All other departments 8.779


Use ratios to answer the following questions.

(a) How much of the budget is spent on interest on the debt (%)?


(b) How much of the budget is spent on education (%)?


(c) How does spending on Colleges & Universities compare to spending on Elementary & Secondary Schools (ratio in lowest terms)?


(d) How does spending on Colleges & Universities compare to spending on Health (ratio in lowest terms)?