Question

The well-known state of East Dakota spent approximately $80.8 billion in 2016. Its population at that time was about 3.203 million people. How much did East Dakota spend per capita in 2016? Round to the nearest dollar.

Answer 1

$25,226

Explanation:

We know that one billion is equal to 1,000 millions

So, we first multiply 80.8 by 1,000 so we can use millions as our unit.

Which gives you $80,800

So, East Dakota spent $80,800 million in 2016 for the 3.203 million people. Right now, we just ignore the "million" part and divide 80,800 by 3.203 which is around 25,226.35029659694

Now we just round it to the nearest dollar and since the tens place is only at 3, we round down.

Hence, our answer is $25,226