Each Year Advertisers Spend Billions of Dollars Purchasing Commercial Time

question 95

Multiple Choice

Each year advertisers spend billions of dollars purchasing commercial time on network sports television. In the first 6 months of 1988, advertisers spent $1.1 billion. A recent article listed the top 10 leading spenders (in millions of dollars) : $$\begin{array} { l l l r } \text { Company A } & \$ 71 & \text { Company F } & \$ 24.9 \\\text { Company B } & 61.9 & \text { Company G } & 24.4 \\\text { Company C } & 56.6 & \text { Company H } & 23 \\\text { Company D } & 56.3 & \text { Company I } & 22.5 \\\text { Company E } & 29.2 & \text { Company J } & 20.3\end{array}$$ Calculate the mean amount spent.

• A) 39.01 million dollars
• B) 19.84 million dollars
• C) 393.71 million dollars
• D) 50.70 million dollars

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