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For each year from 2011 through 2015, the graph shows the number of employees of a certain company during that year, together with the total amount paid by the company in compensation to its employees during that year.

Select from each drop-down menu the option that completes the statement so that it has the most support from the information provided.

The year in which the average (arithmetic mean) annual compensation per employee was GREATEST was 

The year in which the average (arithmetic mean) annual compensation per employee was LEAST was 
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Re: For each year from 2011 through 2015, the graph shows the [#permalink] New post   17 Apr 2024, 05:15
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For each year from 2011 through 2015, the graph shows the number of employees of a certain company during that year, together with the total amount paid by the company in compensation to its employees during that year.

Select from each drop-down menu the option that completes the statement so that it has the most support from the information provided.

The year in which the average (arithmetic mean) annual compensation per employee was GREATEST was [Dropdown Placeholder #1]

The year in which the average (arithmetic mean) annual compensation per employee was LEAST was [Dropdown Placeholder #2]

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Hi chetan2u , Although this is a simple question, i just wanted to understand whether my approach is reliable.

During mock, because i was pressed for time, i didn't do extensive calculation, rather i visualised the graph and marked the below highlighted data points as answer.
I thought: ''Except in 2014, in other years ''dollar graph is either below OR on the top of the employee graph, hence should be greatest

But now, i am wondering, whether this process is even reliable? Would it work everytime or i will have to rely on calculation?

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Re: For each year from 2011 through 2015, the graph shows the [#permalink] New post   17 Apr 2024, 06:49
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Yes, you were correct because the scale is 50million/100 or 50k.
So line at top of each column would always give same ratio.
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Re: For each year from 2011 through 2015, the graph shows the [#permalink] New post   18 Apr 2024, 05:09
 
chetan2u wrote:
Yes, you were correct because the scale is 50million/100 or 50k.
So line at top of each column would always give same ratio.

Hi ­chetan2u, I am sorry, but i didn't get the ''scale'' part. 
How do we know that line at the top will ''always give same ratio''? 
In for ration (X/Y) to be same, it must be multiplied with the same multiplier, right? I am confused here!
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