Question

Records kept by the national ski patrol and the national safety council show that, over a period of 14 years, 52.25 million people visited the slopes annually, with an average of 34 deaths each year. assuming these figures are current, what is the probability that a skier will die in a skiing accident in a given year? (round your answer to eight decimal places.)

Answer 1

Number of people visiting the slopes annually = 52.25 Million

Number of people visiting the slopes annually = 52,250,000

Number of deaths annually (per year) = 34

Probability that a skier will die in a given year is calculated as = Number of deaths per year/ Total number of visitors in a given year

Probability that a skier will die in a given year = 34/52,250,000

Probability that a skier will die in a given year = 0.00000065 (Rounded to eight decimals)