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The owner of a company determines the median and mean salaries for his 20 employees. The median salary is $41,000, and the mean is $52,000. Which BEST explains why the mean is so much greater than the median?

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Because most of his employees are making close to the lower amount of around 40-45 thousand. But he employs some people at around 65-70 thousand which brings the average up to 52,000
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