Question

Find the average rate as indicated. The United States postal service receives 38 million changes of address per year. Find the rate per day. Round to the nearest thousand.

Short answer

The daily rate of address changes in USPS, rounded to the nearest thousand, is 104000.

Step-by-step solution

Understanding the Problem

Given the rate of 38 million changes of address per year, the task is to find the rate per day. This is a simple conversion problem where one needs to determine how many changes per day are equivalent to 38 million changes per year.

Convert annual rate to daily rate

To convert the yearly rate to a daily rate, divide 38 million by the number of days in a year, i.e., 365. So the operation to perform is \( \frac{38000000}{365} \).

Round to Nearest Thousand

The result from Step 2 is the raw value of daily address changes. However, we've been asked for it to be rounded to the nearest thousand, so take the result and round it. Be mindful of the rules for rounding.