the us debt as of October 2010 was 9.06 x 10 to the 12th power...

Question

The US public debt as of October 2010 was 9.06 x 10¹² . What is the average US Public debt per American if the population 2010 was 3.08 x 10⁸ people? Round the multiplier to the nearest hundredth.

Answer 1

The US public debt as of October 2010 was 9.06 x 1012 . What is the average US Public debt per American if the population 2010 was 3.08 x 108

(9.06 x 10^12)/(3.08 x 10^8) = 2.94 x 10^4 dollars per person.  Ouch!