Problema Solution
a city of 219,000 had 103 murders last year. another city had 88,812 had 48 murders that year. how many murders were there per 1000 residents in each city?
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a city of 219,000 had 103 murders or 103/219,000 murders per resident and (103/219,000)*1000 = 0.47 murders per 1000 residents.
another city had 88,812 had 48 murders or 48/88,812 murders per resident and (48/88,812)*1000 = 0.54 murders per 1000 residents.