Question

The national debt of a county is the total amount of money the government of that country owes. Imagine everyone in the United States was asked to help pay off the national debt. How much would each person have to pay?
(*Hint: Use the numbers below in your calculations.*)

According to npr.org, as of Feb. 2019, the US national debt was $22 trillion.
According to the United States Census Bureau, as of 2018, the US population was 327.2 million people.


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Answer 1

Answer:

Each person have to pay $67,237

Step-by-step explanation:

Amount each person would pay = Total amount of debt/ Size of Population

= 22000000000000/327200000

= 67237. 164

Approximately $67,237