Refer to the following frequency distribution of days absent during a calendar year by employees of a manufacturing company:

Days Absent Number of employees

0 up to 3 60

3 up to 6 31

6 up to 9 14

9 up to 12 6

12 up to 15 2

How many employees were absent six or more days?

a. 2

b. 29

c. 14

d. 31

22 employees were absent for 6 or more days

Explanation:

We are given:

Days. Employees

0-3 days 60

3-6 days. 31

6-9 days 14

9 - 12 days 6

12-15 days. 2

To find the number of employees absent for 6days or more, we calculate total number of employees absent for 6-9 days, 9-12 days and 12-15 days.

Therefore we have:

14+6+2 = 22 employees.

22 employees were absent for 6 or more days