A report states that the mean household income last year for a certain rural county was $46,200 and the median was $37,800. If a histogram were constructed for the incomes of all households in the County, would you expect it to be skewed to the right, to the left, or approximately symmetric?
A) approximately symmetric
B) skewed to the right
C) skewed to the left

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Since the median is less than the mean, it suggests that there are some higher incomes that pull the mean to the right, indicating a right-skewed histogram.

A Report States That the Mean Household Income Last Year