In One Particular Area, 50 Per Cent of the Population

question 34

Multiple Choice

In one particular area, 50 per cent of the population who died in 2002 were older than 85. Thus, 85 would be the ____ longevity.

• A)maximum
• B)useful
• C)average
• D)modal

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