SOLUTION: There are approximately 3.4 million deaths per year in country A. Express this quantity as deaths per minute.

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Question 1116872: There are approximately 3.4 million deaths per year in country A. Express this quantity as deaths per minute.
Found 2 solutions by Theo, josgarithmetic:
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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assuming 365 days in a year, then:

365 days * 24 hours per day * 60 minutes per hour = 525600 minutes in a year.

3.4 million divided by 525600 = approximately 6.468797565 deaths per minute.


Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Year to Minutes:

365.25%28days%2Fyear%29%2A24%28hours%2Fday%29%2A60%28minutes%2Fhour%29
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