A certain bakery has 6 employees. It pays annual salaries of $17,000 to each of 2 employees, $19,000 to 1 employee, and $20,000 to each of the remaining 3 employees. Which number is closest to the average (arithmetic mean) annual salary of these employees?	Choose one.
A) $18,200 B) $18,500 C) $18,800 D) $19,000 E) $19,400
average = 2(17000)+(19000)+3(20000) / 6 = $18,833   The answer is $18,800.
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A certain bakery has 6 employees. It pays annual salaries of $17,000 to each of 2 employees, $19,000 to 1 employee, and $20,000 to each of the remaining 3 employees. Which number is closest to the average (arithmetic mean) annual salary of these employees?