According to the CDC there were 597,689 deaths in the US in 2010 attributed to heart disease. Given that the US population in 2010 was close to 308 million, what was the death rate per capita for heart disease in the US for 2010? (round to five decimal places)

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597,689 / 308,000,000 = 0.00194
A worker is exposed to 98 dB for five hours and 82 dB for a three hours, giving an eight hour working day. On average what noise level is this worker exposed to? (round to the nearest whole number)