the surface area of earth is about 196.9 million square miles. The land area is about 57.5 million square miles, and the rest is water. What is the probability that a meteorite that reaches the surface of earth will hit land

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Answer: 29.2%

Step-by-step explanation:

The total surface area is 196.9 million square miles and out of this, land occupies 57.5 million square miles.

The probability that a meteorite would hit land is the percentage of and out of the entire planet area:

= Land area/ Total earth surface area

= 57.5/ 196.9

= 29.2%