Question 1201905: The table below shows the number of deaths in the U.S. in a year due to a variety of causes. For these questions, assume these values are not changing from year to year, and that the population of the United States is 312 million people.
Cause Deaths
Passenger car occupant 13,100
Motorcycle driver 4,500
Tornado 553
Skydiving 56
a) What is the probability that an American chosen at random died as a passenger car occupant last year?
Give your answer as a fraction or decimal. If decimal, make sure your answer is accurate to at least 2 significant figures (values after leading zeros)
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The table below shows the number of deaths in the U.S. in a year due to a variety of causes. For these questions, assume these values are not changing from year to year, and that the population of the United States is 312 million people.
Cause Deaths
Passenger car occupant 13,100
Motorcycle driver 4,500
Tornado 553
Skydiving 56
b) What is the probability that you died as a passenger car occupant last year?
Make sure your answer is accurate to at least 2 significant figures (values after leading zeros)
LicenseQuestion 2. Points possible: 2
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The table below shows the number of deaths in the U.S. in a year due to a variety of causes. For these questions, assume these values are not changing from year to year, and that the population of the United States is 312 million people.
Cause Deaths
Passenger car occupant 13,100
Motorcycle driver 4,500
Tornado 553
Skydiving 56
c) What is the probability that you will die as a passenger car occupant next year?
Make sure your answer is accurate to at least 2 significant figures (values after leading zeros)
LicenseQuestion 3. Points possible: 2
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The table below shows the number of deaths in the U.S. in a year due to a variety of causes. For these questions, assume these values are not changing from year to year, and that the population of the United States is 312 million people.
Cause Deaths
Passenger car occupant 13,100
Motorcycle driver 4,500
Tornado 553
Skydiving 56
d) What is the probability that an American chosen at random will die as the result of a tornado next year?
Make sure your answer is accurate to at least 2 significant figures (values after leading zeros)
LicenseQuestion 4. Points possible: 2
Unlimited attempts.
The table below shows the number of deaths in the U.S. in a year due to a variety of causes. For these questions, assume these values are not changing from year to year, and that the population of the United States is 312 million people.
Cause Deaths
Passenger car occupant 13,100
Motorcycle driver 4,500
Tornado 553
Skydiving 56
e) What is the probability that you will die as the result of a tornado next year?
Make sure your answer is accurate to at least 2 significant figures (values after leading zeros)
f) Why is this answer different than your answer to the previous question?
Answer by math_tutor2020(3816)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You posted too many questions. The rule is one question at a time.
I'll answer part (a) to get you started.
Add up the number of deaths.
13100+4500+553+56 = 18209
Then divide the number of passenger deaths over that total.
13100/18209 = 0.71942
That value is approximate.
Roughly 71.942% of the deaths mentioned are passengers in car accidents.
Answer: 0.71942 (approximate)
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