Table:
source and funds and type of r&d
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017

total

all r&d expenditures
61287
65274
65729
67013
67197
68551
71795
75175

basic research
40416
42809
42402
43305
42989
43851
45103
46465

applied research
15478
16734
17296
17391
17746
18025
19973
21461

experimental development
5392
5732
6032
6317
6461
6675
6719
7249

federal

all r&d expenditures
37478
40768
40142
39446
37960
37849
38778
40238

basic research
25400
27331
26469
26072
24905
24942
24949
25630

applied research
9362
10499
10578
10327
10016
9974
10887
11561

experimental development
2716
2938
3095
3047
3039
2932
2942
3047

nonfederal

all r&d expenditures
23809
24506
25587
27567
29236
30702
33017
34937

basic research
15017
15478
15932
17234
18084
18909
20155
20835

applied research
6116
6235
6718
7064
7730
8051
9086
9900

experimental development
2676
2793
2937
3270
3422
3742
3777
4203

Statement: of the $75.2 billion spent on r&d in fy 2017, 61.8% was categorized as basic research.
Question: of the $75.2 billion spent on r&d in fy 2017, how many percent was categorized as basic research?
Answer: [0.618091]