Question

From class we learned that in 2010 the federal debt (in millions) was $13,561,623 and the population of the U.S. was 309 million. Use this information to compute the federal debt per capita in 2010. Express your answer rounded correctly to the nearest cent.

Answer 1

$13,561,623 / 309

So the debt per capita = $43,889.

Answer 2

According to these numbers, in 2010 the federal debt per capita was $43,888.75. Hope this helps!