Question

At the end of a​ year, the gross debt of a country stood at about ​$15 trillion. Express this amount in dollars per​ person, assuming that the population of the country is about 309 million.

The gross debt is about ​$nothing per person.

Answer 1

The country's debt is $ 48,543.68 per person.

Explanation:

Given that at the end of a year, the gross debt of a country stood at about $ 15 trillion, to determine this amount in dollars per person, assuming that the population of the country is about 309 million, the following calculation must be done:

15 trillion = 15,000,000,000,000

15,000,000,000,000 / 309,000,000 = X

15,000,000 / 309 = X

48,543.68 = X

Therefore, the country's debt is $ 48,543.68 per person.