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Hartford is approximately at the center of Connecticut. If a meteor hit the earth within 200 mi of Hartford, find the probability that the meteor landed in Connecticut.
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\n" ); document.write( "Draw the rectangle.
\n" ); document.write( "Put a dot (hartford) at the center of the rectagle.
\n" ); document.write( "Draw of circle of radius 200 around the dot.
\n" ); document.write( "Figure out the area of Conccecticul compared to the area
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\n" ); document.write( "P(hit Connecticut)= [50*100]/[(pi)(200)^2]=0.0398
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\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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