Question

The daily earnings (in rupees) of $10$ workers in a factory are $6,14,17,6,14,17,14,6,17,14$.
The median wage is-

• A. Rs.$6$
• B. Rs.$14$
• C. Rs.$15$
• D. Rs.$17$

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Rs.$14$

Arranging the daily earnings in ascending order, we have
$6,6,6,14,14,14,14,17,17,17$ the median is average of 5th and 6th
wages i.e., $\frac{14+14}{2}=14$