An ad for seat belts claimed that proper usage of seat belts reduces the chance

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An ad for seat belts claimed that proper usage of seat belts reduces the chance of fatality in a car crash by 300 percent. What is wrong with this statement? Choose the correct answer below A. If seat belts eliminated all fatalities, it would result in a 100% reduction, so it is not possible to reduce fatalities by more than 100% O B. The statement does not mention the initial amount of fatalities. ° C. The actual amount of the decrease in fatalities is less than 100%, 0 D. If fatalities fell by 100%, it would be cut in half. Thus, a decrease of 200% means that it would be totally eliminated, and a decrease of more than 2009 is impossible.

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If seat belts eliminated all fatalities , it would result in 100% reduction, so it's not possible to reduce fatalities more than 100%

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