document.write( "Question 303229: The surface of the earth is about 197 million square miles. The land area is about 57 million square miles and the rest is water. What is the probability that a meteorite falling to earth will hit water? Round to 3 decimal places. \n" ); document.write( "
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57/197 Land
\n" ); document.write( "140/197 Water
\n" ); document.write( "Probability of meteorite hitting water is
\n" ); document.write( "\"P=140%2F197=0.711\" or 71.1%
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