Question

In 1994, the number of accidental deaths in the United States totaled 92,200 people. The three leading causes of accidental deaths were: motor vehicle (43,000 deaths), falls (13,300 deaths). poisoning (8,000 deaths). Source: The New York Times Almanac (2000).

(a) What percent of the accidental deaths was due to other causes?

(b) What is the probability that a randomly chosen person would have died due to a non-motor vehicle accident?

Answer 1

(a) 30.0434%

(b) 0.3004338

Explanation:

(a)

you add all the listed accidental causes

43000+13300+8000

=64300

92200-64300

=27700

to find the percent

27700/92200*100,

= 30.0434%

(b) 27700/92200

= 0.3004338