The Number of Seats Occupied Per Flight on a Jet

question 28

Multiple Choice

The number of seats occupied per flight on a jet for 16 trans-Atlantic flights was recorded. The numbers were 302 , 424 , 387 , 418 , 403 , 350 , 366 , 313 , 411 , 391 , 328 , 408 , 402 , 382 , 413 , and 398 . Calculate the mean, the median, and the mode of the number of seats occupied per flight.

• A) Mean: 387.75 seats; median: 394.5 seats; mode: no mode
• B) Mean: 381 seats; median: 394.5 seats; mode: no mode
• C) Mean: 394.5 seats; median: 394.5 seats; mode: 387.75 seats
• D) Mean: 381 seats; median: 387.75 seats; mode: 394.5 seats
• E) Mean: 387.75 seats; median: 394.5 seats; mode: 381 seats

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