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Question 1 out of 12

Directions: The Salary Table is used to answer the questions in this section. On the left is the original table and on the right is a copy that may contain errors. Compare the copy to the original, and for each line determine how many columns in the copy contain errors.

	Code	Minimum	Median	Maximum	Code	Minimum	Median	Maximum
1.	2410	$250.25	$125.30	$750.36	2140	$205.52	$125.30	$705.36
2.	1360	$955.65	$677.89	$255.96	1630	$955.65	$677.89	$255.69
3.	9989	$749.22	$912.44	$591.88	9989	$749.22	$921.44	$591.88

How many errors are in line 1?

Answers (Select the one best answer below)

	A. There are no errors; both entries are exactly the same.
	B. There are errors in 3 columns.
	C. There are errors in 2 columns.
	D. There is an error in 1 column.