GRE Sample Test 5 Quantitative Reasoning 2

Question : 14 of 20

Marks: +1, -0

At a certain organization, the average salary for the male employees is

\$

50,000, and the average salary for the female employees is

\$

60,000. If more than

3/4

of the employees are female, which of the following could be the average salary of all employees at the organization? (Indicate all that apply.)

Solution:

Assume that

3/4

of the employees were women. In this case, the average salary for all employees would be

3/4

× 60,000 +

(1/4)

× 50,000 =

\$

57,500. Since the number of female employees accounts for more than

3/4

of all employees, the average for all employees must be greater than

\$

57,500.

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