Question

Which of the following are beginning salaries for a certain industry in different areas: $26,150.00 $19,350.00 $31,460.00 $27,910.00 $29,920.00 $27,910.00 $35,630.00 $31,460.00 find the mode of the data set.

a) $29,685.00
b) $29,973.00
c) $27,910.00
d) $31,460.00
e) There is no mode.

Answer 1

The data set has two modes: $27,910.00 and $31,460.00, both of which appear twice in the data set. Since the question may be incorrectly formatted for multiple-choice, if multiple answers are permitted, both options c) and d) would be correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks us to find the mode of the given data set, which consists of the following salaries: $26,150.00, $19,350.00, $31,460.00, $27,910.00, $29,920.00, $27,910.00, $35,630.00, $31,460.00. The mode is the number that appears the most often in a data set. By examining the list, we can see that $27,910.00 and $31,460.00 both appear twice. Therefore, this data set has two modes, making it bimodal.

The correct answer is:
c) $27,910.00
d) $31,460.00

Since none of the answer options reflect both modes and 'e) There is no mode' is incorrect, the question may lack an appropriate answer option if it was intended as a multiple-choice question with only one correct answer. If multiple selections are possible, then both c) and d) are correct.