Question

In 2012, there were 9 deaths per 12,000 residents in the United States. If there were 327,535,802 residents in the United States, about how many people died that year? Round to the nearest whole number. A) 245,652 deaths B) 286,745 deaths C) 315,675 deaths D) 386,745 deaths Eliminate

Answer 1

You divide 327,535,802 by 12,000 which comes out to 27294.6501667. Times 27294.6501667 by 9 and you've got your answer, which is A. 245652