SOLUTION: If approximately 2.3 million people die per year in the US, this is equivalent to deaths per minute. (Round to the nearest hundredth.)

Question 937735: If approximately 2.3 million people die per year in the US, this is equivalent to deaths per minute. (Round to the nearest hundredth.)

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If approximately 2.3 million people die per year in the US, this is equivalent to deaths per minute. (Round to the nearest hundredth.)
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# of minutes in a year::
365*24*60
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# of deaths per minute = 2.3x10^6/(365*24*60) = 4.38 deaths/minute
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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