SOLUTION: If the annual rate from smoking is 154 deaths per 100,000 persons and the annual death rate from firearms is 13.5 deaths per 100,000 persons, how many deaths from these causes woul

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Question 1163066: If the annual rate from smoking is 154 deaths per 100,000 persons and the annual death rate from firearms is 13.5 deaths per 100,000 persons, how many deaths from these causes would you expect in a community of 1 million people?
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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per million is 10 times per 100,000
1540 deaths from smoking and 135 deaths from firearms.