SOLUTION: The second advertisement states that half the salespeople make more than $3,000 per month. Suppose there are eight salespeople. What would the eighth person need to earn for the me

Question 998620: The second advertisement states that half the salespeople make more than $3,000 per month. Suppose there are eight salespeople. What would the eighth person need to earn for the median to be $3,000 if the other seven salespeople earned $2,400, $2,500, $2,800, $2,800, $3,400, $3,400, and $3,800?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Order them
2400
2500
2800
2800
;;;
3400
3400
3800
The eighth value has to be greater than 3000, and because there is not a unique middle, we average the closest to the middle to get the median. $3200 works, for the median will be the average of the one on either side, and the average of $3200 and $2800 is $3000.
answer is $3200.
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