Question

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?

Answer 1

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