Question

In Australia in 1995, of the 2907 indigenous people in prison 17 of them died. In that same year, of the 14501 non-indigenous people in prison 42 of them died ("Aboriginal deaths in," 2013). Find the probability that an indigenous person dies in prison and the probability that a non-indigenous person dies in prison.

Answer 1

Answer: The probability that an indigenous person dies in prison
`=(1)/(171)`

The probability that a non-indigenous person dies in prison=
`(42)/(14501)`

Explanation:

For any event , formula of probability =
`\frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total outcomes}}`

Given: In Australia in 1995, of the 2907 indigenous people in prison 17 of them died.

So, The probability that an indigenous person dies in prison =
`(17)/(2907)`

`=(1)/(171)`

Also, of the 14501 non-indigenous people in prison 42 of them died .

So, the probability that a non-indigenous person dies in prison=
`(42)/(14501)`