According to the FBI Uniform Crime Report, the robbery rate in the United States is 202 per 100,000 people. At that rate, how many robberies would there be in a state the size of Indiana (5.8 million people)?
A) About 1200
B) About 12,000
C) About 120,000
D) About 1,200,000
E) Impossible to say

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To find the number of robberies in a state the size of Indiana, we can use the following calculation:
Number of robberies = (Robbery rate per 100,000 people) x (Population of the state / 100,000)
Number of robberies = 202 x (5,800,000 / 100,000)
Number of robberies = 202 x 58
Number of robberies = 11,716 
Therefore, the answer is B, about 12,000.

According to the FBI Uniform Crime Report, the Robbery Rate