Question

In a particular city 97 in 1.3 million people have been struck by lightning. What is the experimental probability of being struck by lightning in this city?

Answer 1

Solution: Experimental probability is ratio of the number of times an event occurs to the total number of trials of the experiment.

`Probability =(Number-of-times-an-event-occurs)/(Total-number-of-trials)`

We are given:

Number of people struck by lightning in a particular city
`=97`

Total number of people in a particular city
`=1.3 million=1,300,000`

Therefore the experimental probability of being struck by lightning in this city is:

`Probability=(97)/(1,300,000)`

`=0.0000746`