Question

The daily earnings ( in rupees ) of $10$ workers in a factory are $8,16,19,8,16,19,16,8,19,16.$ The median wage is ,

• A. Rs. $17.50$
• B. Rs. $8.00$
• C. Rs. $19.00$
• D. Rs. $16.00$

Answer 1

The correct option is D Rs. $16.00$

Arranging the daily earnings in ascending order, we have $8,8,8,16,16,16,16,19,19,19.$ The median is average of $5^{th}$ and $6^{th}$ wages, i.e., $\frac{16+16}{2}=16$.