Suppose that the Department of Transportation is compiling data on traffic accidents and it wants to present the data in the form of an index.If there were 2,000 accidents in the base year,2007,and 2,100 accidents in 2008,what is the value of the index for 2008?
A) 95.2
B) 100
C) 105
D) 200
E) 210

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To calculate the index, we use the formula:
(Index value) = (Current year data ÷ Base year data) × 100

Plugging in the values, we get:
(Index value) = (2,100 ÷ 2,000) × 100
(Index value) = 1.05 × 100
(Index value) = 105

Therefore, the value of the index for 2008 is 105.

Suppose That the Department of Transportation Is Compiling Data on Traffic