2019 · Q7
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 was the approximate average number of pedestrians killed per day in the year 2017?
Elementary MathematicsStatistics
- A51
- B53
- C54
- D56
Explanation
Read the 2017 column of the table: 20,475 pedestrians were killed that year. A daily average is the annual total divided by 365 days: 20475/365 ≈ 56.1. The nearest option is 56; options 51, 53 and 54 are all too low. The answer is (D).