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2.3 Exercise 27

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Suppose that you are buying a house. You and your real estate agent have determined that the most expensive house you can afford is the 34th percentile. The 34th percentile of housing prices is $240,000 in the town you want to move to. In this town, can you afford 34 percent of the houses or 66 percent of the houses?

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