The list shows the number of employees at seven companies. 525, 650, 539, 643, 764, 539, 687 What is the interquartile range of these numbers??

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To find the interquartile range, we need to find the first quartile (Q1) and the third quartile (Q3).

First, let's arrange the numbers in ascending order: 525, 539, 539, 643, 650, 687, 764

The median is the middle value, which is 643.

Let's find Q1, which is the median of the lower half of the data set: 525, 539, 539, 643

The middle value of this subset of data is the average of the two middle values: (539 + 539)/2 = 539

Now let's find Q3, which is the median of the upper half of the data set: 643, 650, 687, 764

Similarly, the middle value of this subset of data is the average of the two middle values: (650 + 687)/2 = 668.5

Now we can calculate the interquartile range: Q3 - Q1 = 668.5 - 539 = 129.5

Therefore, the interquartile range of these numbers is 129.5.
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Apologies for the error. Let's find the correct interquartile range.

First, let's arrange the numbers in ascending order: 525, 539, 539, 643, 650, 687, 764.

Next, we need to find the first quartile (Q1) and the third quartile (Q3).

To find Q1, which is the median of the lower half of the data set, we need to find the median of the numbers less than the overall median (643): 525, 539, and 539.

The median of this subset is (525 + 539) / 2 = 532.

To find Q3, which is the median of the upper half of the data set, we need to find the median of the numbers greater than the overall median (643): 650, 687, and 764.

The median of this subset is (650 + 687) / 2 = 668.5.

Finally, we can calculate the interquartile range by subtracting Q1 from Q3: 668.5 - 532 = 136.5.

Therefore, the correct interquartile range of these numbers is 136.5.
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