Question

There are approximately 3.7 million deaths per year in country A. Express this quantity as deaths per minute.

Answer 1

(3700000deaths/y)(y/365d)(d/24hr)(hr/60min)≈7.04 deaths/min

Answer 2

Given : There are approximately 3.7 million deaths per year in country A.

To Find : Express this quantity as deaths per minute.

Solution :

No. of deaths in 1 year = 3.7 million

1 year = 365 days

1 days = 24 hours

1 hour = 60 minutes

24 hours =
`60 * 24 = 1440 minutes`

So, 1 day =1440 minutes

So, 365 days =
`365 * 1440 = 525600 minutes`

So, 1 year = 525600 minutes

So, No. of deaths in 525600 minutes = 3.7 million

No. of deaths in 1 minute =
`(3700000)/(525600)`

No. of deaths in 1 minute =
`7.0395`

Hence approximately 7.03 deaths per minute