SOLUTION: As of July 2015, the national debt was about 18.3 trillion dollars, and there were about 321 million people in the US.Determine how much each person in the US owes. Round your answ

Question 1036171: As of July 2015, the national debt was about 18.3 trillion dollars, and there were about 321 million people in the US.Determine how much each person in the US owes. Round your answer to the nearest $100. Express your numbers in scientific notation while doing your calulation.
Answer by FrankM(1040) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
18.3 trillion is 18 and 12 zeroes. 1.83 E13 is scientific notation shifting one mail as 18 is 1.8 E1
321 million is 3.21 E8
1.83 E13 / 3.21 E8 = .57009 E5 which is 5.7009 E4 or 57,000 per person.
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