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Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

According to a newspaper report, “A 63-year-old man has rowed around the world without leaving his living room.” He clocked up 25 048 miles on a rowing machine that he received for his 50th birthday. Roughly how many miles per year has he rowed since he was given the machine?

(A) $200$ (B) $500$ (C) $1000$ (D) $2000$ (E) $4000$

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