document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1142277>Question 1142277</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The mean salary of 5 employees is $40300. The median is $38500. The lowest paid employee's salary is $32000. If the lowest paid employee gets a $3100 raise, then ... \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) What is the new mean?  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "New Mean = $<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) What is the new median? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "New Median = $ </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #763003 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=763003\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The total salary paid is mean*number of employees or $40,300*5=$201,500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The lowest paid employee gets $3100 so the new mean is 204,600/5=$40,920 or $620 more than the old mean (and $620*5=$3100, the amount raised, as a check.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The median is unchanged, since the lowest salary is still below the  original median. </SPAN>\n" );
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