Answer:
0.0001% probability that a randomly selected person in the United States will be struck by lightning this year
Step-by-step explanation:
A probability is the number of desired outcomes divided by the number of total outcomes.
Desired outcomes:
304 hit by lightning, so [tex]D = 304[/tex]
Total outcomes:
300,000,000 total people, so [tex]T = 300,000,000[/tex]
Probability:
[tex]P = \frac{D}{T} = \frac{304}{300,000,000} = 0.000001[/tex]
0.0001% probability that a randomly selected person in the United States will be struck by lightning this year
