Geometry: Common Core (15th Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Area - 10-8 Geometric Probability - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 672: 30

Answer

$0.056$ or, $5.6 \%$

Work Step by Step

The probability that a meteorite lands in the United States is the ratio of the United States area to the area of the Earth: P(hit on United States)$=\dfrac{3.7}{65.7}=0.056$ or, $5.6 \%$
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