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A country's per capita national debt is its national debt divided by its population. Is the per capita national debt of Country G within $5 of $500 ?

(1) Country G's national debt to the nearest $1,000,000,000 is $43,000,000,000.
(2) Country G's population to the nearest 1,000,000 is 86,000,000.

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Answer:

Yes, country G's per capita national debt is exactly $500, so it is within $5 of $500.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate country G's per capita national debt we divide the total national debt by the total population of the country = $43,000,000,000 / 86,000,000 people = $500 per capita

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