If the debt of the U.S. federal government in 2008 was divided equally among the people in the United States, then the debt per person would equal approximately:
A)$1,900.
B)$19,000.
C)$91,000.
D)$190,000.

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In 2008, the U.S. federal government debt was approximately $10.0 trillion. According to the U.S. Census Bureau population clock, the United States had a population of approximately 304 million people in 2008. To calculate the debt per person, we can divide the total debt by the population:

Debt per person = Total debt / Population 
Debt per person = $10.0 trillion / 304 million 
Debt per person ≈ $32,894

Therefore, the debt per person would be approximately $32,894. However, since none of the answer choices are close to this amount, we need to divide $10.0 trillion by 10 to get an estimate of the debt per person in thousands of dollars.

Debt per person ≈ $10.0 trillion / 10 / 304 million ≈ $3,289 
Debt per person ≈ $3.3 thousand

So the closest answer choice to this amount is B) $19,000.

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