MYLAB MATH FOR MATHEMATICS FOR THE TRAD
11th Edition
ISBN: 2818440003295
Author: CARMAN
Publisher: PEARSON CP
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Chapter 12.1, Problem 3AE
General Interest The following double bar graph shows the median annual earnings (in 2011–2012) of both recent college graduates and those with graduate degrees in six different occupational areas. Study the graph and answer the questions that follow.
- (a) How much more did the average electrical engineer make compared to the average accountant if they were both recent college graduates?
- (b) In marketing and market research, how much more did the average graduate degree holder make compared to the average recent college graduate?
- (c) For architects, by what percent did the median earnings increase for those who held a graduate degree compared to those who were recent college graduates?
- (d) Answer the question in part (c) for nurses.
- (e) For which of the occupations shown did the median earnings increase the most for holders of graduate degrees?
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Chapter 12 Solutions
MYLAB MATH FOR MATHEMATICS FOR THE TRAD
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