Question

There were 43,204 cases of identity theft reported last year in Kansas. The population of Kansas is 2.9 million. Which of the following best interprets the identity theft per capita for Kansas?

Approximately 67 people in Kansas were impacted by each case of identity theft.


1.4% of Kansas suffered some form of identity theft.


There were approximately 15 cases of identity theft for every 1000 people in Kansas.


There were approximately 1490 cases of identity theft per every million people in Kansas.


There were 67 cases of identity theft per person in Kansas.

EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER

Answer 1

The best interpretation of the identity theft per capita for Kansas is:

There were approximately 15 cases of identity theft for every 1000 people in Kansas.

Explanation:

This interpretation correctly expresses the relationship between the number of cases of identity theft and the population of Kansas in terms of per capita, or per person.

To calculate the identity theft per capita, we can divide the number of cases of identity theft by the population of Kansas and multiply the result by 1000 to express the result as cases per 1000 people. Using this formula, we get:

(43,204 cases of identity theft) / (2.9 million people in Kansas) * 1000 = 15 cases of identity theft per 1000 people in Kansas

The other answer choices do not accurately interpret the identity theft per capita for Kansas.