Is this math correct..................

So 4.4 million people are on welfare. If we lower the yearly welfare payment $10, then we'll save 4.4 billion dollars. Is this correct? I fail at math, so...idk. I'd hate to be giving my speech after preparing for a month and then afterwards have someone say my math is off and we'd save less than that...

4.4 million ( 4 , 400 , 000 )

If you lower each payment by $10 per person, then the equation is 4.4m(10) = s where S is the savings.

s = 44 , 000 , 000 (44 million).

Your math is wrong because in order to save 4.4 billion dollars, you'd have to cut the payment by $1000.



EDIT: 4.4 million = 4 million + .4 million. .4 = 4/10 so take 4/10 of one million, which is 400,000 and add it on to 4 million to get a total of 4 , 400 , 000 (four million four hundred thousand)

Depends what the current amount of welfare is, then if you deduct it to $10 you are saving 4.4 million times n (the amount that was deducted from the original amount to $10)

4.4 million x $10 is 44 million. You would have to lower it by $1000 per person to save 4.4 billion.

You will save less than that