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kirsten_2009
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Homework Statement
Hello All,
This question is from my chemistry and health section so it's not really too "chemistry-ish" but rather more mathematical I think. Thanks in advance!
Q:// Smoking 1.4 cigarettes per day carries a one in a million chance of death compared with driving 50 km by car. How far would you have to drive in your car to have the same risk of death as smoking one package of cigarettes (20 cigarettes)?
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
The risk of dying from smoking 20 cigarettes/day increases ~14 folds from smoking just 1.4 cigarettes a day (20/1.4=14.28) which means that the distance driven in the car must also increase 14 fold since they both have a 1 in a million death risk…so 50 km x 14 = 700 km...would this be correct?