document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=998620>Question 998620</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2800<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3400<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "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.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "answer is $3200. </SPAN>\n" );
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