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College Algebra

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337282291

Author:Ron Larson

Publisher:Ron Larson

Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 16T

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The highest and lowest birth rates in the United States in 2010 were in Utah and Maine, respectively. Utah reported 52,258 births with a population of about 2.8 million people. Maine reported 12,970 births with a population of about 1.3 million people. Use this data to answer the following questions. a) On average, how many people were born each day of the year in Utah? b) On average, how many people were born each day of the year in Maine? c) What was the birth rate in Utah in births per 100,000 residents? d) What was the birth rate in Maine in births per 100,000 residents? 2. In 2010, the highest and lowest death rates in the United States were in West Virginia and Hawaii, respectively. West Virginia reported 17,598 deaths with a population of about 1.9 million. Hawaii reported 8418 deaths with a population of 1.4 million. a) Compute the death rates in West Virginia and Hawaii in deaths per 100,000 residents. b) How many people die each day in West Virginia? c) How many people die each day in Hawaii? 3. In 2010, the U.S. population was about 309 million. The overall birth rate was 13.0 births per 1000, and the overall death rate was 7.4 deaths per 1000. a) Approximately how many births were there in the United States? b) About how many deaths were there in the United States? c) Based on births and deaths alone (not counting immigration or emigration), about how much did the U.S. population increase during 2010? d) Suppose that during 2010 the U.S. population actually increase by 3.5 million. Based on this fact and your results from part (c), estimate how many people immigrated to the United States. What proportion of the overall population growth was due to immigration?

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