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What would be the cost to each person in the United States to build a Death Star if it's cost would be 9*10^14 dollars? Express your answer to one significant figure.

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The Death Star makes me nervous and I'd rather not discuss it.
Let's just do the math.

The population of the USA is estimated as 316.1 million today.

($9 x 10^14) / (3.161 x 10^8) = $2.85 million per person


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