Identity fraud occurs when someone else€™s personal information is used to open credit card accounts, apply for a job, receive benefits, and so on. The following relative frequency bar graph represents the various types of identity theft based on a study conducted by the Federal Trade Commission.

(a) Approximately what percentage of identity theft was loan fraud (such as applying for a loan in someone else€™s name)?
(b) If there were 10 million cases of identity fraud in 2008, how many were credit card fraud (someone uses someone else€™s credit card to make a purchase)?

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Identity Theft Other Government fraud Loan fraud Employment fraud Bank fraud Utilities fraud Credit card fraud 0.00 0.05 0.10 050.20 0.25 0.30 Relative Frequency