Over the Course of an Evening, a Restaurant Collects Information

Multiple Choice

Over the course of an evening, a restaurant collects information about how many diners sit at each table. The data is as follows [number of diners(frequency) ]: 1(4) ; 2(46) ; 3(16) ; 4(24) ; 5(6) ; 8(1) . Calculate the mean number of diners per table.

A) 2.7
B) 2.8
C) 2.9
D) 3.0