Question

1. if there are 300 kittens born for every 1,000 cats in a year, what is the per capita birth rate?

3,000 kittens
0.3 kittens
0.03 kittens
300 kittens

Explanation:

Step1: Define per capita rate

Per capita birth rate = $\frac{\text{Number of births}}{\text{Total population}}$

Step2: Plug in given values

$\text{Per capita birth rate} = \frac{300}{1000}$

Step3: Calculate the result

$\frac{300}{1000} = 0.3$

Answer:

0.3 kittens