1988 AJHSME Problems/Problem 12

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Problem

Suppose the estimated $20$ billion dollar cost to send a person to the planet Mars is shared equally by the $250$ million people in the U.S. Then each person's share is

$\text{(A)}\ 40\text{ dollars} \qquad \text{(B)}\ 50\text{ dollars} \qquad \text{(C)}\ 80\text{ dollars} \qquad \text{(D)}\ 10...$

Solution

We want the cost per person, which is $\begin{align*}\frac{20\text{ billion}}{250\text{ million}} &= \frac{20000\text{ million}}{250\text{ million}} \\&= 80...$

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