Question

The table below shows the number of deaths in the U.S. in a year due to a variety of causes. For these questions, assume these values are not changing from year to year, and that the population of the United States is 312 million people.

Cause Deaths Passenger car occupant 13,100 Motorcycle driver 4,500 Tornado 553 Skydiving 56 a) What is the probability that an American chosen at random died as a passenger car occupant last year?
b/What is the probability that you died as a passenger car occupant last year?
c/What is the probability that you will die as a passenger car occupant next year?
d/ d) What is the probability that an American chosen at random will die as the result of a tornado next year
f/ What is the probability that you will die as the result of a tornado next year?

Answer 1

The probability that an American chosen at random died as a passenger car occupant last year is approximately 0.0042%. The probability that you specifically died as a passenger car occupant last year or will die as a passenger car occupant next year cannot be determined without more information about you as an individual. The probability that an American chosen at random will die as the result of a tornado next year is approximately 0.00018%.

Step-by-step explanation:

a) To calculate the probability that an American chosen at random died as a passenger car occupant last year, we need to divide the number of deaths due to passenger car accidents by the total population of the United States:

Probability = Number of deaths due to passenger car accidents / Total population

Probability = 13,100 / 312,000,000 ≈ 0.0000419872 or 0.0042%

b) The probability that you specifically died as a passenger car occupant last year cannot be determined without more information about you as an individual. It would depend on factors such as your age, occupation, and driving habits.

c) The probability that you will die as a passenger car occupant next year also cannot be determined without more information about you as an individual. It would depend on factors such as your age, health, and driving habits.

d) To calculate the probability that an American chosen at random will die as a result of a tornado next year, we need to divide the number of deaths due to tornadoes by the total population of the United States:

Probability = Number of deaths due to tornadoes / Total population

Probability = 553 / 312,000,000 ≈ 0.000001773 or 0.00018%

e) The probability that you will die as the result of a tornado next year cannot be determined without more information about you as an individual. It would depend on factors such as your location, exposure to tornadoes, and safety precautions taken.