Powerful maths from Upwork ))

[ebartosh]

Hi, All, do you know what kind of maths? :-)))

So - up to 5 numbers, greatest is 400, smallest is 50, average is 107.14 - do you think there is a solution? ))

(400+50)/2 = 255

(400+50+50)/3 = 166.(6)

(400+50+50+50)/4 = 137.5

Cheers, 

Eugene

[ebartosh]

Ah, sorry = (400+50) / 2 = 225, not 255 - typo )))

[tlsanders]

You're right, it's not possible. An average of 107.34 would mean a total of less than $400 if there were two or three bids, and only 429.36 if there were four--no space for the $400 + $50, not to mention the two missing bids. 

I often find, though, that different pieces update at different times on Upwork. For example, often when a job is submitted it shows up in my "in review" column quite a while before it disappears from my "in progress" column, so that for a while the same number is a part of both totals.

[hamargyuri]

Could it be possible that the low and high are ranges instead of actual bids? As if anything between $25 and $50 is in the $50 range and anything between, say, $350 and $400 is in the $400 range.

If not, something definitely isn't right there 🙂

Even if this is the case though, it would be nice to know, you're paying money to see those numbers, after all.

[vladag · Accepted solution]

Hi Eugene,

I've checked the proposals and the average bid for this job is correct. Please note that it takes a bit for the proposals range to update and register the most recently submitted proposals.

[ebartosh]

And what are numbers in middle? 

[vladag]

Hi Eugene,

That's the average bid based on the individual bids freelancers submitted on this job post, that I've confirmed as being correctly calculated.

[ebartosh]

I see your point. 

I suggest the calc program takes net numbers - mean without Upwork fee, so 

(400+50)*0.8/2 = 180

(400+50+50)*0.8/3 = 133.(3)

(400+50+50+50)*0.8/4 = 110

(400+50+50+50+50)*0.8/5 = 96

That is closer, is not it? 🙂

[vladag]

Hi Eugene,

Please check the job post as I see the proposal details updated after my initial reply.

[491c00ba]

As the average of 5 numbers is 

Sum of all numbers/ total. 

50+a+b+c+400/5 = 107.14

50+a+b+c+400= 107.14 * 5

450+a+b+c=535.7

a+b+c= 535.7-450

a+b+c= 85.7

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