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question 20

Multiple Choice

The National Center for Health Statistics has found that there is a 0.41% chance that an American citizen will die from falling. What is the probability that you will not die from a fall? Round to the nearest hundredth of a percent)

• A)99.59%
• B)93.31%
• C)59.00%
• D)Can't be determined with the given information.

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