Determining mean number of hurricanes in a year

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Over the past 50 years, the number of hurricanes that have been reported are as follows: 9 times there were 7 hurricanes, 14 times there were 8 hurricanes, 19 times there were 11 hurricanes, and in the remaining years there were 14 hurricanes. What is the mean number of hurricanes is a year? (please round your answer to 1 decimal place).

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