Instructions

Answer the questions based on the following information.
The following bar diagram represents the number of daily wages (in rupees) of 100 labourers in different wage classes on a construction site. Here the class interval a-b includes all wages (in rupees) greater than or equal to a and less than b except for the interval 360-400, where both the end points are included.

No.of labourers 

                                                   Wages in Rupees

Question 3

The maximum wage (in Rupees), such that at least 50% of the labourers definitely earn more than that, is

Solution

Let's tabulate the information in the graph ,we get 

The total number of labourer = 100

50% of the total labourers is 50 who will fall in the range >=280 - <320

$$\therefore$$ The maximum wage such that at least 50% of the labourers definitely earn more than that is 280

Hence B is the correct answer.


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