Question

In a recent​ year, 304 of the approximately​ 300,000,000 people in the United States were struck by lightning. Estimate the probability that a randomly selected person in the United States will be struck by lightning this year.

Answer 1

19/18750000

Explanation:

Total number of people in the United States = 300,000,000

Number of people in the United States who got struck by lightning = 304

To find: probability that a randomly selected person in the United States will be struck by lightning this year

Solution:

Probability that a randomly selected person in the United States will be struck by lightning this year = Number of people in the United States who got struck by lightning / Total number of people in the United States

= 304/300,000,000

= 19/18750000

Answer 2

`(19)/(18,750,000)=0.0000010133333333`

Explanation:

We have been given that in a recent​ year, 304 of the approximately​ 300,000,000 people in the United States were struck by lightning.

`\text{Probability}=\frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Number of possible outcomes}}`

`\text{P( A randomly selected person in the United States will be struck by lightning this year)}=(304)/(300,000,000)`

`\text{P( A randomly selected person in the United States will be struck by lightning this year)}=(19)/(18,750,000)`

`\text{P( A randomly selected person in the United States will be struck by lightning this year)}=0.0000010133333333`

Therefore, the probability that a randomly selected person in the United States will be struck by lightning this year is
`(19)/(18,750,000)=0.0000010133333333`.