The following chart shows the sales (in thousands) of pens, pencils and books in month1, month2 and month3. Answer the question based on the chart.
| Month1 | Month2 | Month3 | |
| Pens | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| Pencils | 6.7 | 7.3 | 6.2 |
| Books | 4.5 | 5.7 | 6.3 |
What is the average number of pens sold in the 3 months ?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
Total sale of pens in all 3 months = 5.6 + 4.9 + 4.6 = 15.1
Average sale of all 3 months = \(\frac{15.1 }{3}\)
= 5.033 ( in thousands )
= 5033