Use the data to find the required rate. Round your answer to thousandths unless indicated otherwise.
-A six mile strip of Sprinkle Road had 67 traffic fatalities last year. There were 2.6 million miles driven along this stretch. Determine the traffic fatality rate per 1,000,000 miles driven. Round your answer to hundredths.
A)25.77 deaths per 1,000,000 miles driven
B)25,769,230.77 deaths per 1,000,000 miles driven
C)2.57692308 deaths per 1,000,000 miles driven
D)0.04 death per 1,000,000 miles driven

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To find the traffic fatality rate per 1,000,000 miles driven, divide the number of fatalities (67) by the total miles driven (2.6 million), then multiply by 1,000,000. This gives (67 / 2,600,000) * 1,000,000 = 25.77 deaths per 1,000,000 miles driven.

Use the Data to Find the Required Rate