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.
a) What is the probability that an American chosen at random died as a passenger car occupant last year?
No table.
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?
this question has to do with the table above.
g) People sometimes claim skydiving is less dangerous than driving. Does the data support this claim?
To calculate the probability that an American chosen at random died as a passenger car occupant last year, we need to find the number of deaths due to passenger car accidents and divide it by the total population of the United States.
Unfortunately, you mentioned that there is a table with the number of deaths, but it was not provided. Without the specific values, I cannot give you the exact probability.
However, if you have the number of deaths due to passenger car accidents, you can calculate the probability by following these steps:
1. Find the number of deaths due to passenger car accidents from the table.
2. Divide the number of deaths by the total population of the United States.
3. Multiply the result by 100 to express the probability as a percentage.
Here's the formula to calculate probability:
Probability (%) = (Number of deaths due to passenger car accidents / Total population) x 100
Please provide the specific number of deaths due to passenger car accidents, and I can help you calculate the probability.