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Maria is applying for a summer job. Six employees who do various jobs at the company earn $8.00, $8.50, $9.00, $9.50, $10.00, and $23.50 per hour. In the interview, the boss tells Maria that the median of the hourly wages is $9.25. Is the boss’s statement misleading? Why or why not?

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because they either end in 0 or 50 and the cents is 25
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