In a recent year, 304 of the approximately 300,000,000 people in the United States were struck by lightning. Estimate the probability that a randomly selected person in the United States will be struck by lightning this
Year.
A) 0.0000101
B) 0.000000101
C) 0.00000101
D) 0.000101

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We can find the probability by dividing the number of people struck by lightning (304) by the total population (300,000,000):
$$P(	ext{struck by lightning})=\frac{304}{300,000,000}=0.00000101$$
Therefore, the best choice is C.

In a Recent Year, 304 of the Approximately 300,000,000 People