SOLUTION: Estimate the probabiltiy that a randomly selected person in the U.S. will be afflicted with asthma. Use this probability to estimate the number of Americans afflicted in 2000.
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: Estimate the probabiltiy that a randomly selected person in the U.S. will be afflicted with asthma. Use this probability to estimate the number of Americans afflicted in 2000.
22.2 million in america with asthma
281 is the total population in 2000
22.2/281 = 0.079
0.079 * 281,000,000 = 2.219,900 probablility
This question is from textbook Fundamentals of Algebric Modeling
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Probability that a randomly selected person in the U.S. will be afflicted with asthma: 0.079
22,200,000 afflicted in 2000 they already told us.
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Ed
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