Question

if a city owes 1.2 million dollars in debt and the population of this 48,000,what is the debt per person ?

Answer 1

$25 well i just divided 1.2 million by 48,000 and got 25.

Answer 2

Answer: The debt per person is $25.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Number of population = 48,000

Amount a city owes = 1.2 million dollars

We need to find the debt per person:

`\frac{\text{Total debt}}{\text{Total population}}\\\\=(120000)/(48000)\\\\=\$25`

Hence, The debt per person is $25.