Question

if the public debt of a country in 2009 was $11,982,000,000,000 and the budget for 2010 was in deficit by $101,347,000,000, what was the public debt in 2010?

Answer 1

Public debt in 2010 was $11,982,000,000,000 + $101,347,000,000 = $12,083,347,000,000

Answer 2

Public debt in 2010 is $12083347000000.

Explanation:

As given

if the public debt of a country in 2009 was $11,982,000,000,000 and the budget for 2010 was in deficit by $101,347,000,000 .

Total public debt in 2010 = Public debt in 2009 + Amount by which 2010 budget deficit .

= $ 11982000000000 + 101347000000

= $ 12083347000000

Therefore the public debt in 2010 is $12083347000000.