Use the Data to Find the Required Rate

question 59

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 170 vehicle accidents with 255,872 vehicles passing through the intersection. Determine the accident rate per 10,000 vehicles.

• A)6.644 accidents per 10,000 vehicles
• B)255.872 accidents per 10,000 vehicles
• C)1,505,129.41 accidents per 10,000 vehicles
• D)0.00066 accident per 10,000 vehicles

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