In a certain animal population, for each of the first 3 months of life, the probability that an animal will die during that month is 1/10. For a group of 400 newborn members of the population, approximately how many would be expected to survive the first 3 months of life? Choose the correct answer
A) 240
B) 246
C) 252
D) 292
E) 298

Rationale: "number of newborns that can die in first month = 1 / 10 * 400 = 40 survived = 360 number of newborns that can die in second month = 1 / 10 * 360 = 36 survived = 324 number of newborns that can die in third month = 1 / 10 * 324 = 32 survived = 292 answer : d"
Answer: D