To determine how much each person in the United States could receive if Jeff Bezos's wealth were divided equally among the population, follow these steps:
1. Understand the total wealth and population:
- Jeff Bezos's wealth in 2019 was estimated to be [tex]$131 billion. In numerical terms, this is:
\[
131,000,000,000 \text{ dollars}
\]
- The population of the United States in 2019 was approximately 328 million people. In numerical terms, this is:
\[
328,000,000 \text{ people}
\]
2. Calculate the amount each person would receive:
- To find out how much each person would get, divide the total wealth by the total population:
\[
\text{Amount per person} = \frac{131,000,000,000 \text{ dollars}}{328,000,000 \text{ people}}
\]
3. Perform the division:
- When we calculate:
\[
\frac{131,000,000,000}{328,000,000} \approx 399.390243902439
\]
- Each person would receive approximately \$[/tex]399.39 when rounded to two decimal places.
4. Round the result to two decimal places:
- Rounding the result to two decimal places, we get:
[tex]\[
\text{\$399.39}
\][/tex]
Thus, if Jeff Bezos's wealth were distributed equally among the United States population in 2019, each person would receive approximately \$399.39.
