DS - Median

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DS - Median

by mav800rick » Tue May 27, 2008 4:38 pm
What is the median number of employees assigned per project for the projects at
Company Z?
(1) 25 percent of the projects at Company Z have 4 or more employees assigned to each project.
(2) 35 percent of the projects at Company Z have 2 or fewer employees assigned to each project.

-the answer given is C. Not sure how we can accurately know the mdeian from given.
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by wawatan » Tue May 27, 2008 4:47 pm
25% =4 or more employees
35% = 2 or fewer employees
40% =3 employees

how i got 40% (100-25-35)

so therefore you know the median which is 3 employees

definition of median = the middle number