Study the given table and answer the question that follows. The table shows the yearly production (in thousands) of scooters in five different factories (P, Q, R, S and T) from to :

In which year was the production of scooters in all factories equal to the yearly average number of scooters produced from to ?
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Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Step 1: Calculate the total production of scooters across all years
Step 2: Calculate the yearly average number of scooters produced
Step 3: Identify the year matching this average value
From the table, the total production of scooters in the year is exactly thousand, which equals the yearly average.
Step 2: Calculate the yearly average number of scooters produced
Step 3: Identify the year matching this average value
From the table, the total production of scooters in the year is exactly thousand, which equals the yearly average.