document.write( "Question 55438: I have encountered a problem in the following question. Please help.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The following table shows the monthly wages of 27 employees in a certain factory in 1991.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Wages ($x) 670 760 850 960 1000 1200
\n" ); document.write( "No. of employees 4 9 8 3 2 1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Find the median monthly wages.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "CH Lam \n" ); document.write( "
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The following table shows the monthly wages of 27 employees in a certain factory in 1991.
\n" ); document.write( "Wages ($x) 670 760 850 960 1000 1200
\n" ); document.write( "No. of employees 4 9 8 3 2 1
\n" ); document.write( "Find the median monthly wages.
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\n" ); document.write( "It's a bit ambiguous but I think they want the
\n" ); document.write( "median amount that would be paid to all the
\n" ); document.write( "workers based on number of employees AND the
\n" ); document.write( "wage per employee.
\n" ); document.write( "So multiply 4*670, 9*760, 8*850,3*960, 2*1000, 1*1200
\n" ); document.write( "to get 2680, 6840, 6800, 2880, 2000,1200
\n" ); document.write( "Find the middle number: (2680+2880)/2 = 2780
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