The yearly earnings would be $150
You start with the greater number when adding on a number line simply for convenience.
Put it this way:
Would you rather add more to a small number or add less to a large number?
Naturally people would choose to add less to a large number because that way you do not have to do so much work. So, you would start with the greater number when adding on a number line.
Answer:
The standard deviation of the population is 4.82 years.
Step-by-step explanation:
Mean = summation of all ages ÷ number of doctors = (40+44+49+40+52) ÷ 5 = 225 ÷ 5 = 45 years
Population standard deviation = sqrt[sum of squares of the difference between each age and mean ÷ number of doctors] = sqrt[((40 - 45)^2 + (44 - 45)^2 + (49 - 45)^2 + (40 - 45)^2 + (52 - 45)^2) ÷ 5] = sqrt[(25+1+16+25+49) ÷ 5] = sqrt[116 ÷ 5] = sqrt(23.2) = 4.82 years
