Question

In 2012 there were approximately 31,700 firearms fatalities. express this quantity in deaths per hour.

Answer 1

Hours per year: 365 * 24 = ?

What do you do next?

Answer 2

2012 was a leap year, so 366 days.
deaths per hour
= 31700 deaths /(366 days *24 hour/day)
= 7925/2196 deaths / hour
= 3.61 deaths per hour (approximately)