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Suppose the estimated <math> | Suppose the estimated <math>40</math> billion dollar cost to send a person to the planet Mars is shared equally by the <math>250</math> million people in the U.S. Then each person's share is | ||
<math>\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}</math> | <math>\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}</math> | ||
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Problem
Suppose the estimated 
billion dollar cost to send a person to the planet Mars is shared equally by the 
million people in the U.S. Then each person's share is
Solution
We want the cost per person, which is
See Also
| 1988 AJHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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Followed by Problem 13 | |
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