According to the fbi uniform crime report, the robbery rate in the united states is 202 per 100,000 people. at that rate, how many robberies would there be in a state the size of indiana (5.8 million people)

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the FBI Uniform Crime Report, the robbery rate in the United States is 202 per 100,000 people. This means that for every 100,000 people, there would be 202 robbery incidents.

To determine the number of robberies that would occur in a state like Indiana whose size is 5.8 million people, we would determine how many 100000 are there in 5.8 million and multiply by 202. It becomes

5800000÷100000 × 202 = 58×202 = 11716 robberies