document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=833160>Question 833160</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> suppose that in 2008, 745,550 citizens died of a certain disease. Assuming the population of the country is 332 million. what was the mortality rate in units of death per 100,000 people? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #502394 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=LinnW><B>LinnW(1048)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=LinnW><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=LinnW><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=502394\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 745,550/332 million\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287.4555%2810%5E5%29%29%2F%28%28332%29%2810%5E6%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287.4555%2810%5E5%29%29%2F%28%28332%29%2810%5E6%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Modify the denominator so that 10^5, ie 100,000 is a factor<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide 7.4555/3320<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=224.6%2F%28%2810%5E5%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"224.6%2F%28%2810%5E5%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or 224.6 per 100,000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Alternatively compute 745550/332000000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 0.002246<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Shift the decimal point the the right 5 , 10^5, 100000 adjustment.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "224.6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Another way to think about it is as a proportion.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "332000000x = 745550*(100000)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (745550*(100000))/332000000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=224.6 </SPAN>\n" );
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