2019 · Q9
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 bikers killed daily in road accidents in the year 2017?
Elementary MathematicsStatistics
- A163
- B152
- C147
- D134
Explanation
From the 2017 column, 48,746 bikers were killed. Dividing by 365 days: 48746/365 ≈ 133.55, i.e. about 134 per day. The other options (163, 152, 147) overshoot the true daily rate. The answer is (D).