Question

in 2015, there were approximately 3,706,000 births in a country. find the birth rate in births per minute. assuming a population of 379 million, what was the annual birth rate in units of births per 1000 people?
the birth rate in units of births per minute is approximately \\(\square\\) births per minute.
(round to the nearest tenth as needed.)
the birth rate in units of births per 1000 people is approximately \\(\square\\) births per 1000 people.
(round to the nearest tenth as needed.)

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate minutes in 2015

2015 is not a leap year, so total days = 365.
Minutes in a year = $365 \times 24 \times 60 = 525600$

Step2: Find births per minute

Divide total births by total minutes.
$\frac{3706000}{525600} \approx 7.1$

Step3: Convert population to thousands

379 million = $379000000$, so thousands = $\frac{379000000}{1000} = 379000$

Step4: Find births per 1000 people

Divide total births by population in thousands.
$\frac{3706000}{379000} \approx 9.8$

Answer:

The birth rate in units of births per minute is approximately 7.1 births per minute.
The birth rate in units of births per 1000 people is approximately 9.8 births per 1000 people.