Data from the Centers for Disease Control for a recent year indicate that therewere approximately 4,295,000 individuals of age 20 in the United States. Oneyear later 3887 of these individuals had died and 4,291,113 had lived. Determinethe probability that a 20-yr-old will survive to age 21. (Source: www.cdc.gov)

Given: Total population = 4295000 Numbet of people survived = 4291113

Answered: Data from the Centers for Disease…

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