Question

Refer to the following wage breakdown for a garment factory:

Hourly Wages Number of employees
$4 up to $7 18
7 up to 10 36
10 up to 13 20
13 up to 16 6
What is the class interval for the preceding table of wages?
A. $4
B. $2
C. $5
D. $3

Answer 1

The class interval is $3

Explanation:

The class interval is simply the difference between the lower or upper class boundary or limit of a class and the lower or upper class boundary or limit of the next class.

In this case for the class

$4 up to $7 18 and

$7 up to $10 36

The lower class boundary of the first class is $4 and the lower class boundary of the second class is $7

Hence the class interval = $7-$4= $3