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I just took a test that I did poorly on and want to know how before the final. I honestly forgot I have this account and pay for it every month smh lol PLEASE HELP

1. Last month the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Child Bureau released its report of Child Maltreatment in 2017. The report states that 673,830 children suffered maltreatment (abuse and/or neglect) nationwide.

a.) In 2017 there were 74,312,174 children in the US. Find the number of children nationwide who suffered maltreatment per 1000 children in the population. What is the order of magnitude of this value? HINT: 1000 is like the value of an INDEX number.

b.) The report further stated that nationwide 191,803 children under age three were among those who suffered maltreatment. What percent of children who suffered maltreatment were under age 3? Round to the nearest percent.

c.) The report indicated that the maltreated children included 4625 Pennsylvania children and 826 of these children were under age 3. What percent of Pennsylvania children who suffered maltreatment were under age 3? Round to the nearest percent.

d.) Compare the percentage of maltreated Pennsylvania children under age 3 to the percentage nationwide by finding the percent difference (absolute) and relative difference. Round each to 2 decimal places.

e.) Use a well written contextual sentence to report just you result in (d) to a general audience – do not include the individual data values.

Answer 1