Question

26. About 1.48 x 108 square kilometers of Earth's surface
is land; the rest, about 3.63 x 108 square kilometers, is
water. If a returning space capsule lands at a random
point on Earth's surface, which of the following is the
best estimate of the probability that the space capsule
will land in water?
F. 80%
G. 71%
H. 65%
J. 41%
K. 29%

Answer 1

Answer:

$P=0.71$ or 71%

Explanation:

$P=\frac{3.63*10^2}{1.48*10^8+3.63*10^8}$

$=\frac{3.63}{5.11} =0.71$ or 71%