SOLUTION: Records kept by the National Ski Patrol and the National Safety Council show that, over a period of 14 years, 52.25 million people visited the slopes annually, with an average of 3

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Question 991125: Records kept by the National Ski Patrol and the National Safety Council show that, over a period of 14 years, 52.25 million people visited the slopes annually, with an average of 34 deaths each year. Assuming these figures are current, what is the probability that a skier will die in a skiing accident in a given year? (Round your answer to eight decimal places.)
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Eight decimal places, really?
P=34%2F%2814%2A52250000%29=17%2F%287%2A52250000%29=0.0000000464
Rounding up,
P=0.00000005