SCENARIO 3-8
the Following Table Represents the Assets in Billions

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SCENARIO 3-8
The following table represents the assets in billions of dollars of the five largest bond funds sometime in the past. $$\begin{array} { | l | c | } \hline \text { Bond Fund } & \text { Assets (Billions \$) } \\\hline \text { PIMCO Total Return Fund } & 246 \\\hline \text { Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund } & 110 \\\hline \text { Templeton Global Bond Fund } & 57 \\\hline \text { Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund II } & 56 \\\hline \text { Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities } & 43 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Referring to Scenario 3-8, what is the mean for this population of the five largest bond funds?

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