2019 · Q10
Direction: Study the following table and answer the four items that follow:
| Year | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Number of bikers killed | 40957 | 46070 | 52750 | 48746 |
| Number of pedestrians killed | 12330 | 13894 | 15747 | 20475 |
| Number of cyclists killed | 4037 | 3125 | 2585 | 3559 |
What is the approximate average number of cyclists killed daily in road accidents in 2017?
Elementary MathematicsStatistics
- A10
- B12
- C19
- D21
Explanation
From the 2017 column, 3,559 cyclists were killed. The daily average is 3559/365 ≈ 9.75, i.e. about 10. Options 12, 19 and 21 are all well above the computed rate. The answer is (A).