Question

The total area of the United States is 3.79 million square miles, and Alaska covers 0.67 million square miles. A meteor falls from the sky and strikes Earth. What is the probability that it strikes Alaska given that it strikes the United States? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)

Answer 1

Answer:

Given the total area of the U.S. = 3.79 million square miles

The area of Alaska = 0.67 million square miles

Step-by-step explanation:

We have given the area of the United States and the area of Alaska. Since Alaska is a part of the United States so the area of Alaska is already included in the given area of the U.S.

Thus to find the probability that the meteor will hit Alaska can be calculated by dividing the area of Alaska from the area of the U.S.

The probability to hit the Alaska  = 0.67 / 3.79

The probability to hit the Alaska  = 0.1767