An MP of one city constituency complained in parliament that his constituency consists of mainly poorly paid workers. His colleagues demanded that he substantiates his claim. Mtuwetu hired a statistician who collected data on monthly salaries from a sample of 500 residents of the constituency. The statistician recorded the following data: Monthly salary (ksh 000)              No. of residents             0-5                                                50          5 – 10                                            170        10 – 15                                           210        15 – 20                                            40       20 – 25                                            20       25 – 30                                            10 Suppose ksh 8,000 and 22,000 are the divided salary points of lower, middle, and upper-income groups. What proportion of the constituents fall in each of the income groups

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An MP of one city constituency complained in parliament that his constituency consists of mainly poorly paid workers. His colleagues demanded that he substantiates his claim. Mtuwetu hired a statistician who collected data on monthly salaries from a sample of 500 residents of the constituency. The statistician recorded the following data:

Monthly salary (ksh 000)              No. of residents

            0-5                                                50

         5 – 10                                            170

       10 – 15                                           210

       15 – 20                                            40

      20 – 25                                            20

      25 – 30                                            10

Suppose ksh 8,000 and 22,000 are the divided salary points of lower, middle, and upper-income groups. What proportion of the constituents fall in each of the income groups        

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