Your monthly salary has been increasing steadily for the past year, and your average monthly salary over the past year was x dollars. Would you have earned more money if you had been paid ?x dollars per month ?
A)No. You would have earned exactly the same amount of money.
B) No. You would have earned less money.
C) Yes. You would have earned more money.
D) More information is needed to answer the question.

Question

Your monthly salary has been increasing steadily for the past year, and your average monthly salary over the past year was x dollars. Would you have earned more money if you had been paid ?x dollars per month  ?
A)No. You would have earned exactly the same amount of money.
B) No. You would have earned less money.
C) Yes. You would have earned more money.
D) More information is needed to answer the question.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The average monthly salary over the past year was x dollars, which means the total earnings for the year divided by 12 equals x. If you had been paid x dollars every month, your total earnings for the year would also be 12 times x, which is the same amount.

Your Monthly Salary Has Been Increasing Steadily for the Past