Question

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.
A dot plot has a horizontal axis labeled, Salary, in thousands of dollars, marked from 40 to 100, in increments of 2. 1 dot is plotted above each of the following values: 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 100. The dot above 100 is shaded purple.
Suzanne decides to leave the company and keep the other 555 salaries the same.
A dot plot has a horizontal axis labeled, Salary, in thousands of dollars, marked from 40 to 100, in increments of 2. 1 dot is plotted above each of the following values: 40, 42, 44, 46, 48.
How will removing Suzanne's salary from the data set affect the mean and median?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:

(Choice A)
A
The mean will decrease and the median will increase.

(Choice B)
B
The median will decrease and the mean will increase.

(Choice C)
C
Both the mean and median will decrease, but the median will decrease more than the mean.

(Choice D)
D
Both the mean and median will decrease, but the mean will decrease more than the median.

Answer 1

D mean will decrease