Average income

[vanessa]

Test No. errors/inter-5 "Talk about it later", question 9

What would you say was the middle income for young people starting work in your country?

(a) would
(b) middle
(c) starting
(d) country

Test No. errors/inter-5 "Talk about it later", answer 9

What would you say was the average income for young people starting work in your country?

Correct entry: average
The error was: (b) middle

You have found the error but your entry is incorrect.
What would you say was the major income for young people starting work in your country?
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why I cannot use major in this sentence?
what is the diference between major &average?

[Alan]

Major wouldn't work here because it means greater and there is no comparison in the sentence. Average means in the middle/typical. Mathematically the average of 10,12,13,14 is 12.25
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