Question

if the public debt of the united states in 2000 was $5,674,178,209,886.86 and the budget deficit in 2001 was 133,285,202,313.20 what was the public debt in 2001?

Answer 1

5,808,463,412,000 is pretty close

Answer 2

$5,807,463,412,200.06

Explanation:

The public debt of the United States in 2000 was = $5,674,178,209,886.86

The budget deficit in 2001 was = $133,285,202,313.20

Total public debt in 2001 = Public debt in 2000 + amount by which 2001 budget deficit

= $5,674,178,209,886.86 + $133,285,202,313.20

= $5,807,463,412,200.06

Therefore, The public debt in 2001 was $5,807,463,412,200.06