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, $5.6 \%$
Geometry: Common Core (15th Edition)
by Charles, Randall I.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0133281159
ISBN 13:
978-0-13328-115-6
Chapter 10 - Area - 10-8 Geometric Probability - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 672: 30
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