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The range of hourly wages for 15 employees of a small company starts at $7.50 and ends at $21.40. If only one worker receives the median wage of $8.90, how many workers receive a higher hourly wage?

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Final answer:

There are 14 workers who receive a higher hourly wage than the median wage of $8.90.

Step-by-step explanation:

The range of hourly wages for 15 employees of the small company starts at $7.50 and ends at $21.40. The median wage is $8.90. To find the number of workers who receive a higher hourly wage, we need to determine the number of workers who have a wage greater than $8.90. Since there are 15 employees in total and only one worker receives the median wage, there are 15 - 1 = 14 workers who receive a higher hourly wage.

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