The number of miles traveled by an experimental tire before it became unfit for use is recorded below. Find the mean. Please round your answer to the nearest integer. 8,455, 22,190, 15,034, 32,162, 9,163, 25,060, 32,192, 38,165, 18,135, 34,189, 38,248, 37,077, 14,184, 42,180, 19,184, 33,339, 38,166, 28,046, 20,202, 34,407, 35,101, 40,008, 29,221, 32,220, 33,210
A) mean = 28,379
B) mean = 28,382
C) mean = 28,392
D) mean = 28,377
E) mean = 28,390

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The mean can be found by adding up all the miles and dividing by the number of tires, which gives a value of 28,382. The correct answer is therefore B.

The Number of Miles Traveled by an Experimental Tire Before