If 13 million people left between 1853 and 1913, which figure is closest to the average number leaving per decade?

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If 13 million people left between 1853 and 1913, which figure is closest to the average number leaving per decade?

The question is testing how to find an average over a time span. First figure out how many decades are covered: 60 years from 1853 to 1913 equals six decades. Then divide the total number leaving by the number of decades: 13 million divided by 6 equals about 2.17 million per decade. The figure closest to 2.17 million is 2.2 million. The other options are a larger or smaller mismatch (2.0 million is about 0.17 million away, 2.5 million about 0.33 away, and 1.0 million much farther).

The question is testing how to find an average over a time span. First figure out how many decades are covered: 60 years from 1853 to 1913 equals six decades. Then divide the total number leaving by the number of decades: 13 million divided by 6 equals about 2.17 million per decade. The figure closest to 2.17 million is 2.2 million. The other options are a larger or smaller mismatch (2.0 million is about 0.17 million away, 2.5 million about 0.33 away, and 1.0 million much farther).

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