In a particular country with a population of #281,421,906#, the annual death rate is #8.7# per #1000# people. How many people die each year in this country?

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David G.
Sep 28, 2017

We need to divide the total number of citizens by 1000 and then multiply by the number of deaths per 1000:

#(281,421,906)/1000=281,421.906#

#281,421.906xx8.7=2,448,371#

I rounded to the nearest whole number because people don't 'decimal die'.

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