The accompanying data represent the carbon dioxide (CO_(2)) emissions (in thousands of metric tons) of the top 10 emitters in a recent year. Complete parts (a) through (c) (1) Click the icon to view the data table. (This is a reading assessment question. Be certain of your answer be because you only get one attempt on this question.) (a) Determine the mean CO_(2) emissions of the top 10 countries The mean CO_(2) emissions is square thousand metric tons. (Type an integer or a decimal.)

To determine the mean CO2 emissions of the top 10 countries, we need to add up the CO2 emissions of all 10 countries and then divide by the number of countries.<br /><br />Given data:<br />Country 1: 5,000<br />Country 2: 3,000<br />Country 3: 2,000<br />Country 4: 1,500<br />Country 5: 1,000<br />Country 6: 750<br />Country 7: 500<br />Country 8: 400<br />Country 9: 350<br />Country 10: 300<br /><br />Step 1: Add up the CO2 emissions of all 10 countries.<br />5,000 + 3,000 + 2,000 + 1,500 + 1,000 + 750 + 500 + 400 + 350 + 300 = 15,000<br /><br />Step 2: Divide the total CO2 emissions by the number of countries (10).<br />15,000 / 10 = 1,500<br /><br />Therefore, the mean CO2 emissions of the top 10 countries is 1,500 thousand metric tons.