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Proximately 32, 800 citizens of the country died in my automobile accident in 2015. Expressed this toll in deaths per day

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Remark
2015 is an odd numbered year. It is not a leap year. It has 365 days in it.

Equation
Total deaths = deaths / day * number of days

Givens
Total deaths = 32800
deaths / day = ???
number of days = 365

Sub and solve
32800 = x * 365 Divide by sides by 365
32800 / 365 = x
x = 89.86 deaths per day.

Problem
Do you round up, down or leave the number as it is?

I would round up 90 deaths per day.

Discussion
Just how much are you out?
Total deaths in a year (rounded) = 90 * 365
Total deaths in a year (rounded)= 32850 which is 50 too many

Suppose you round down
Total death/day = 89 * 365 = 39485 Rounding up is going to be better if you round at all.

Perhaps you should not round the answer at all and leave it at
89.86 <<<<< answer.
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