Question

how do we find rate is there a fomula i could follow to solve this question?? >> If 49,487 people died from lung cancer out of 1,478,000 deaths during a calendar year, what is the rate of deaths from lung cancer per 100 deaths

Answer 1

wouldn't it just be \[{49,487\over1,478,000}\times100\]

Answer 2

[49487/1478000]X 100`

Answer 3

3.348 approximately.