A bakery has 6 employees. It pays annual salaries of $16,000 to each of 2 employees, $18,000 to 1 employee, and $19,000 to each of the remaining 3 employees. Which number is closest to the average (arithmetic mean) annual salary of these employees?
Choose one:
A) $17,200 B) $17,500 C) $17,800 D) $18,000 E) $18,400
average = 2(16000)+(18000)+3(19000) / 6 = $17,833   The answer is $17,800.
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A bakery has 6 employees. It pays annual salaries of $16,000 to each of 2 employees, $18,000 to 1 employee, and $19,000 to each of the remaining 3 employees. Which number is closest to the average (arithmetic mean) annual salary of these employees?