Advanced Engineering Mathematics
Advanced Engineering Mathematics
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ISBN: 9780470458365
Author: Erwin Kreyszig
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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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)
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Transcribed Image Text: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)
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