Question

According to the FBI Uniform Crime Report, the robbery rate in the United States is 202 per 100,000 people. At that rate, how many robberies would there be in a state the size of Indiana (5.8 million people)

Answer 1

Explanation:

According to the FBI Uniform Crime Report, the robbery rate in the United States is 202 per 100,000 people. This means that for every 100,000 people, there would be 202 robbery incidents.

To determine the number of robberies that would occur in a state like Indiana whose size is 5.8 million people, we would determine how many 100000 are there in 5.8 million and multiply by 202. It becomes

5800000÷100000 × 202 = 58×202 = 11716 robberies

Answer 2

There would be around 1.2 × 10⁴ robberies.

Explanation:

In the United States, the robbery rate is 202 robberies per 100,000 people. We can use proportions to estimate how many robberies would there be in a state like Indiana, with a population of 5.8 million people.

5.8 × 10⁶ people × (202 robberies / 100,000 people) = 1.2 × 10⁴ robberies