The Following Table Shows Total Assets ($ Billion) for a Small

question 2

Multiple Choice

The following table shows total assets ($ billion) for a small sample of U.S. banks. $$\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline { \boldsymbol { B A N K } } & \boldsymbol { A S S E T S } \text { (\$ billion) } \\\hline \text { Bank of New York } & 88 \\\hline \text { Regions Financial } & 80 \\\hline \text { Fifth Third Bank } & 58 \\\hline \text { State Street Bank and Trust } & 92 \\\hline \text { Branch Banking and Trust Company } & 81 \\\hline \text { Chase Bank } & 70 \\\hline \text { Key Bank } & 89 \\\hline \text { PNC Bank } & 84 \\\hline\end{array}$$ The mean for these data is

• A) $ 80.25 billion.
• B) $ 100.35 billion.
• C) $ 75.68 billion.
• D) $ 84 billion.
• E) $ 89 billion.

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