In 2001, credit card companies mailed 5 billion credit card applications to 262 million people. On average, how many applications were mailed to each person? Express your answer to the nearest whole application.

Question

In 2001, credit card companies mailed 5 billion credit card applications to 262 million people.  On average, how many applications were mailed to each person?  Express your answer to the nearest whole application.

drwls · Answer

Divide the number of applications received by the population, and round off the answer to the nearest integer. I get 19.