Question

it is estimated that 28.5% of automobile crashes are caused by driver distractions, such as texting. if there are 16,530 automobile crashes in a study, what number would be caused by driver distractions? round to the nearest whole number.

the number of crashes caused by driver distractions is approximately \boxed{}

Explanation:

Step1: Convert percentage to decimal

$28.5\% = \frac{28.5}{100} = 0.285$

Step2: Calculate distracted crashes

$16530 \times 0.285 = 4711.05$

Step3: Round to nearest whole number

$4711.05 \approx 4721$

Answer:

4721