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

Answer:

$43888.75

Step-by-step 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.

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

$\text{The federal debt per capita}=\frac{\ 13,561,623}{309}$

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

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

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