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Read the chart from "Career Planning for High Schoolers."

\begin{tabular}{|l|c|}
\hline \multicolumn{1}{|c|}{ Major category } & \begin{tabular}{c}
2014 average \\
starting salary
\end{tabular} \\
\hline Overall & [tex]$\$[/tex] 48,707[tex]$ \\
\hline Engineering & $[/tex]\[tex]$ 62,891$[/tex] \\
\hline Computer science & [tex]$\$[/tex] 62,103[tex]$ \\
\hline Business & $[/tex]\[tex]$ 57,229$[/tex] \\
\hline Communications & [tex]$\$[/tex] 48,253[tex]$ \\
\hline Math and sciences & $[/tex]\[tex]$ 44,299$[/tex] \\
\hline Education & [tex]$\$[/tex] 40,267[tex]$ \\
\hline Humanities and social sciences & $[/tex]\[tex]$ 38,049$[/tex] \\
\hline
\end{tabular}

Which major leads to the highest-paying starting salary?

A. Education
B. Communications
C. Engineering
D. Business



Answer :

GinnyAnswer
To determine which major leads to the highest-paying starting salary, we need to review the starting salaries for each major category from the table. Let's compare the starting salaries:

1. Overall: \[tex]$48,707 2. Engineering: \$[/tex]62,891
3. Computer Science: \[tex]$62,103 4. Business: \$[/tex]57,229
5. Communications: \[tex]$48,253 6. Math and Sciences: \$[/tex]44,299
7. Education: \[tex]$40,267 8. Humanities and Social Sciences: \$[/tex]38,049

We need to identify the highest value among these starting salaries. By comparing each value:

- \[tex]$48,707 for Overall - \$[/tex]62,891 for Engineering
- \[tex]$62,103 for Computer Science - \$[/tex]57,229 for Business
- \[tex]$48,253 for Communications - \$[/tex]44,299 for Math and Sciences
- \[tex]$40,267 for Education - \$[/tex]38,049 for Humanities and Social Sciences

The highest starting salary is \$62,891 which corresponds to the Engineering major.

Thus, the major that leads to the highest-paying starting salary is Engineering.

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