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1			The teen-age birth rate has been falling for several years. Here are some total figures for births to women 15 through 17 years of age. Derive the rates: Last Year Births: 183,324 Number of women in this age group: 5,681,481 Six Years Ago Births: 188,226 Number of women in this age group: 4,863,721 The rate is figured on the basis of births per 1,000 population. This means you should move the decimal three places to the right to find the rate. Round off your answer to one decimal place.
2			Two years ago, New York City had 803 murders for a murder rate of 9.3. The city's population is 8.6 million. Last year, there were 628 murders. What was last year's murder rate?
3			Massachusetts has 25,950 doctors in practice for its population of 6,091,000. Its rate of physicians per 100,000 population is.
4			In a recent year, there were 155,000 live births in Pennsylvania, and 41,640 abortions. The rate of abortions per 1,000 live births was.
5			In a recent year, there were 1,502,000 households in Colorado in which 3,817,000 people were living. How many people lived in each household?