SOLUTION: In your Economics course you learned that as of August 2017, the national debt was about 19.9 trillion dollars, and there were about 326 million people in the United States. The na

Question 1123314: In your Economics course you learned that as of August 2017, the national debt was about 19.9 trillion dollars, and there were about 326 million people in the United States. The national debt is not just an abstract figure. The American people actually owe it. Determine how much each person in the United States owes. Round your answer to the nearest $100. Express your numbers in scientific notation while doing your calculation. ________________
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
19.9 trillion dollars is equal to 19.9 * 10^12.

326 million people is equal to 326 * 10^6.

19.9 * 10^12 divided by 326 * 10^6 is equivalent to 19.9 / 326 * 10^12 / 10^6 which is equivalent to 19.9 / 326 * 10^(12-6) which is equivalent to 19.9 / 326 * 10^6 which is equivalent to .0610429448 * 10^6 which is equivalent to 61,042.9448 per person.

round that off to the nearest hundred and the national debt is equal to 61,000 per person.

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