Q3 of 9 Page 257

The income tax paid by the workers in an office is shown below:


Calculate the median tax paid.


the total number of workers = 90


⇒ median is the mean of 45th and 46th worker’s Income tax


both lies in the range of 4000-5000


let’s assume an equal distribution


33rd worker → 4000


34th worker → 4000 +


45th worker → 4000 + =


45th worker → 4000 + =


median =


⇒ median =


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