Question 59 (General Aptitude)
In a company with 100 employees, 45 earn Rs. 20,000 per month, 25 earn Rs. 30,000, 20 earn Rs.40,000, 8 earn Rs. 60,000 and 2 earn Rs. 150,000. The median of the salaries is
| (A) | Rs. 20,000 |
| (B) | Rs. 30,000 |
| (C) | Rs. 32,000 |
| (D) | Rs. 40,000 |
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We will make table of salary and no.of employees as given in the question-
| Salary | No.of employees | Cumulative frequency(C.F) |
| 20000 | 45 | 45 |
| 30000 | 25 | 70 |
| 40000 | 20 | 90 |
| 60000 | 8 | 98 |
| 150000 | 2 | 100 |
N=100 (given)
Median=(100+1)/2
Median=50.5
Now the median of the salaries=Rs 30000(By median between C.F. 45 & 70.) (Ans)