Question

om 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.

Answer 1

$13,561,623/ 309

So the debt per capita = $43,889

Answer 2

$43888.75

Explanation:

We have been given that in 2010 the federal debt (in millions) was $13,561,623 and the population of the U.S. was 309 million.

`\text{The federal debt per capita}=\frac{\text{Total debt}}{\text{Total population}}`

`\text{The federal debt per capita}=(\$13,561,623)/(309)`

`\text{The federal debt per capita}=\$43888.74757`

`\text{The federal debt per capita}\approx \$43888.75`

Therefore, the federal debt per capita in 2010 was $43888.75.