A bakery has 6 employees. It pays annual salaries of $18,000 to each of 2 employees, $20,000 to 1 employee, and $21,000 to each of the remaining 3 employees. Which number is closest to the average (arithmetic mean) annual salary of these employees?
Choose the correct option
A) $19,200  B) $19,500  C) $19,800  D) $20,000  E) $20,400
average = 2(18000)+(20000)+3(21000) / 6 = $19,833   The answer is $19,800.
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A bakery has 6 employees. It pays annual salaries of $18,000 to each of 2 employees, $20,000 to 1 employee, and $21,000 to each of the remaining 3 employees. Which number is closest to the average (arithmetic mean) annual salary of these employees?