Hurry according to the chart below, what was the highest expenditure in the washington state budget? a pie chart is divided as follows: k-12 education, 21 percent; public welfare, 15 percent; health and hospitals, 12 percent; higher education, 11 percent; other, 10 percent; highways, 7 percent; community development, 5 percent; police and fire protection, 5 percent; government administration, 4 percent; interest, 4 percent; natural resources, parks, and recreation, 3 percent; corrections, 3 percent. source: washington trends office of financial management a. public welfare b. k – 12 education c. higher education d. health and hospitals

B. K – 12 Education.

Explanation:

According the given chart K – 12 Education was the highest expenditure in the Washington state budget because it comprised 21 recent. The highest number in the chart.  

K – 12 Education is the public education provided to children and young adults starting from Kindergarten until Twelfth grade of High School in the United States.

Being a resource demanding area that is at the same time remains one of the highest priorities of the state, public education usually ranks in the top lines in the budget of many American states. For example, in 2019 it was the second highest expenditure in the in the Washington state budget, following the human services.  

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