Use the Data to Find the Required Rate

question 22

Multiple Choice

Use the data to find the required rate. Round your answer to thousandths unless indicated otherwise.
-At an intersection in Normal, Illinois, there were 83 vehicle accidents with 167,231 vehicles passing through the intersection. Determine the accident rate per 100 vehicles.

• A)0.00050 accident per 100 vehicles
• B)0.050 accident per 100 vehicles
• C)1672.31 accidents per 100 vehicles
• D)201,483.13 accidents per 100 vehicles

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