The table shows the number of tourists visiting South Africa. Answer the following questions based on the table.

The number of tourists can only be whole numbers (you cannot have a fraction of a person). Therefore, it is discrete data.
Discrete data

From the table, for the age group 15-24 years:

• Overseas Countries: 23 877 tourists
• SADC Countries: 76 741 tourists
• Other African Countries: 2 152 tourists The number 23 877 is approximately twenty-four thousand. Overseas Countries

To find the total number of tourists in the age group 25 to 44 years, we sum the total tourists for the 25-34 age group and the 35-44 age group.
From the table:

• Total tourists for 25-34 years: 216 406
• Total tourists for 35-44 years: 245 787

The total number of tourists in the age group 25 to 44 years is 462 193.

To calculate the missing value A for the SADC countries in the 55-64 age group, we use the total for that age group.
From the table for the 55-64 age group:

• Overseas Countries: 31 782
• SADC Countries: A
• Other African Countries: 1 186
• Total: 73 420 The sum of tourists from all country categories for an age group equals the total for that age group.

The missing value A is 40 452.