in 1984 in the U.S. there were 22.8 motor vehicle deaths per 100,000 population. How many motor behicle deaths would you then expect in a U.S. city of 3.5 million people? i need an answer please

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in 1984 in the U.S. there were 22.8 motor vehicle deaths per 100,000 population. How many motor behicle deaths would you then expect in a U.S. city of 3.5 million people?  i need an answer please

anonymous · Answer

22.8 deaths
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100,000 people

???????? deaths
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3,500,000 people

These ratios are the same so you put them equal to each other.

22.8                               x
----------   =    ------------
100,000                 3,500,000

Cross multiply

22.8(3,500,000) = 100,000x
79,800,000 = 100,000x
x = 798 deaths