Solve the problem. Round your answer to 2 decimal places when necessary

Question

At an intersection in Normal, Illinois, there were 82 vehicle accidents with 168,201 vehicles passing through the intersection. Determine the accident rate per 1000 vehicles

Answer 1

To determine the accident rate per 1000 vehicles, we need to divide the number of accidents by the number of vehicles and multiply by 1000:

Accident rate per 1000 vehicles = (Number of accidents / Number of vehicles) * 1000

Accident rate per 1000 vehicles = (82 / 168,201) * 1000

Accident rate per 1000 vehicles ≈ 0.487

Rounded to 2 decimal places, the accident rate per 1000 vehicles is approximately 0.49.