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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

$\text{(A)}\ 40\text{ dollars} \qquad \text{(B)}\ 50\text{ dollars} \qquad \text{(C)}\ 80\text{ dollars} \qquad \text{(D)}\ 100\text{ dollars} \qquad \text{(E)}\ 125\text{ dollars}$

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 \rightarrow \boxed{\text{C}} \end{align*}

See Also

1988 AJHSME (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 11
Followed by
Problem 13
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