Question

the surface area of earth is about 196.9 million square miles. The land area is about 57.5 million square miles, and the rest is water. What is the probability that a meteorite that reaches the surface of earth will hit land

Answer 1

Answer: 29.2%

Step-by-step explanation:

The total surface area is 196.9 million square miles and out of this, land occupies 57.5 million square miles.

The probability that a meteorite would hit land is the percentage of and out of the entire planet area:

= Land area/ Total earth surface area

= 57.5/ 196.9

= 29.2%