Question

The National Center for Health Statistics reported that of every 1,008 deaths in recent years, 34 resulted from an automobile accident, 202 from cancer, and 358 from heart disease. What is the probability that a particular death is due to an automobile accident

Answer 1

0.0337 = 3.37% probability that a particular death is due to an automobile accident

Explanation:

A probability is the number of desired outcomes divided by the number of total outcomes.

What is the probability that a particular death is due to an automobile accident?

Total of 1008 deaths.

34 resulted from an automobile accident. So

`p = (34)/(1008) = 0.0337`

0.0337 = 3.37% probability that a particular death is due to an automobile accident