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Suzanne owns a small business that employs 555 other people. Suzanne makes \$100{,}000$100,000dollar sign, 100, comma, 000 per year, and the other 555 employees make between \$40{,}000$40,000dollar sign, 40, comma, 000 and \$50{,}000$50,000dollar sign, 50, comma, 000 per year.

Suzanne decides to increase her salary by \$30{,}000$30,000dollar sign, 30, comma, 000 per year and leave the rest of the salaries the same.
How will increasing her salary affect the mean and median?

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Answer:

Both the mean and median will decrease, but the mean will decrease more than the median.

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Answer:

the mean will increase but the median will stay the same

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