Concept explainers
To find: how much was each person’s share of the debit.
Answer to Problem 98E
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
As of July 2010, the population of the United states was
Concept used:
Scientific notation:
A notation in which a given quantity can be expressed as a number with significant digits required for a specified degree of accuracy and multiplied by 10 to the appropriate power.
Calculation:
Consider the statement,
The population of United States in July 2010 was,
The national debt was,
Find how much the debt each person’s share of the debt.
Every person’s individual share of the debt is the total debt divided by the population.
Therefore,
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