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In 2015, there were approximately 31,900 firearm fatalities. Express this quantity in deaths per hour.

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31900 divided by 8760(hours in a year) is about 3.6.  therefor, rounded up, it would be 4 deaths per hour
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31900 deaths/1 year
31900 deaths/1 year(1yr/365 days)(1 day/24 hours)
1595 deaths/438 hours
around 3.6415525 deaths per hour
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