The relative frequency of an event is defined as the number of times that the event occurs during experimental trials, divided by the total number of trials conducted.
16
x
2
+
16
x
=
42
Step 2: Subtract 42 from both sides.
16
x
2
+
16
x
−
42
=
42
−
42
16
x
2
+
16
x
−
42
=
0
For this equation: a=16, b=16, c=-42
16
x
2
+
16
x
+
−
42
=
0
Step 3: Use quadratic formula with a=16, b=16, c=-42.
x
=
−
b
±
b
2
−
4
a
c
2
a
x
=
−
(
16
)
±
(
16
)
2
−
4
(
16
)
(
−
42
)
2
(
16
)
x
=
−
16
±
2944
32
x
=
−
1
2
+
1
4
46
or
x
=
−
1
2
+
−
1
4
46
Answer:
x
=
−
1
2
+
1
4
46
or
x
=
−
1
2
+
−
1
4
46
A.
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
<span>$10,000
</span>
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
$70,000
$160,000 / 10 = $16,000 Mean
Median = ($10,000 * 2 / 2) = $10,000
B.
He can advertise the position by emphasizing that a high initial compensation
will be offered since $13,000 is greater than the previous salary offered to
employees.
C. Yes, I agree because the previous
salary offered was just $10,000 but now it is being increased to $13,000.
