For each of the three years, find the fatality rate in deaths per million passengers. On the basis of those rates, which year was the safest? Why?

use the following table, which summarizes data on commercial aviation flights in the United States for three separate years.

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Departures Passenger Passengers Year (thousands) Fatalities miles (billions) (millions) 2000 9035 92 692.8 666.2 2004 11,182 14 731.9 697.8 2008 10,437 3 722.8 690.2