Chapter 1.3, Problem 1.2CYU

To determine

To Find: Mean and median travel time.

Answer to Problem 1.2CYU

Mean is $31.25$ minutes, which is bigger than the median of $22.5$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

Median: $22.5$ minutes.

The median travel time is $20$ minutes. The mean travel time is higher, $22.5$ minutes. In case the largest travel time were $600$ minutes rather than $60$ min, the mean will be get higher, but the median will not change at all.

The mean is $31.25$ minutes, which is bigger than the median of $22.5$ .