Study the following table carefully and answer the question.

The table below shows the number of cars manufactured (in thousands) by three companies over four years.

Year	Honda	Tata Motors	Ford
2017	180	210	170
2018	200	190	180
2019	220	200	190
2020	210	220	200

What is the average number of cars manufactured by Honda over the given period?

The correct answer is 202.5 thousand.

Step 1: Extract the relevant data for Honda
From the table provided in the question, we observe the number of cars manufactured (in thousands) by Honda over the four years (2017 to 2020):
- Cars manufactured in 2017 = 180 thousand
- Cars manufactured in 2018 = 200 thousand
- Cars manufactured in 2019 = 220 thousand
- Cars manufactured in 2020 = 210 thousand

Step 2: Calculate the total number of cars manufactured
We find the sum of the cars manufactured by Honda across all four years:

$\text{Total Production}=180+200+220+210$

$\text{Total Production}=810\text{thousand}$

Step 3: Compute the average production
The formula for calculating the average is:

$\text{Average}=\frac{\text{Total Production}}{\text{Number of Years}}$

Substitute the total production (810 thousand) and the number of years (4) into the formula:

$\text{Average}=\frac{810}{4}$

$\text{Average}=202.5\text{thousand}$

Therefore, the average number of cars manufactured by Honda over the given period is 202.5 thousand.