A manufacturing plant employs 3,000 workers with different hourly wages. Their wage distribution is given below. [Table — wage range (₹ per hour) / number of workers: below 3.00 / 150, 3.01 – 4.50 / 580, 4.51 – 6.00 / 900, 6.01 – 7.50 / 500, 7.51 – 9.00 / 600, above 9.00 / 270, total / 3,000] Using the above data, find the median hourly wage of the employees. (Round the answer to two decimal places.)

Subject: Mathematics | Topic: Statistics | Difficulty: MEDIUM

Options

1. (A) ₹4.74
2. (B) ₹5.79
3. (C) ₹6.23
4. (D) ₹5.98

Verified Answer

Option (B): ₹5.79

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