Please help me out with this question. Work shown in detail would be much apprec
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Question
Please help me out with this question. Work shown in detail would be much appreciated.
1.
In 2011, 68% of all homicides in the U.S. were committed using a firearm (gun). There were
7,230 homicides involving a handgun and 2,690 homicides involving another firearm (rifle,
shotgun, etc.), nationwide. In that same year, there were 389,400 nonfatal acts of violence
involving a handgun and 51,800 involving other types of firearms. The U.S. population for 2011
was estimated at 311,591,917.
a) What was the U.S. rate of handgun homicide in 2011? (Calculate per 100,000.)
b) What was the total U.S. homicide rate (any weapon) in 2011?
c) What percentage of all firearm homicides in 2011 were committed using a
handgun?
d) What percentage of all firearm violence in 2011 resulted in a death? Draw a
graph to represent this finding.
Explanation / Answer
a. 7230/311591917=2.32%
b. 7230+2690+389400+51800/311591917=144.77
c. 389400/311591917=1.24