Provide an appropriate response. The February utility bills (in dollars) for ten residents of a large city are listed below. Find the mode amount. 71676772767273687272 A) \( \$ 67 \) B) \( \$ 76 \) C) \( \$ 73 \) D) \( \$ 72 \)

To find the **mode** of the utility bills, we first need to identify which amount appears most frequently in the dataset. **Given Utility Bills:** ``` 71676772767273687272 ``` Let's break this string into individual two-digit numbers representing each resident's bill: ``` 71, 67, 67, 72, 76, 72, 73, 68, 72, 72 ``` **Counting the Frequency of Each Amount:** - **67**: appears **2** times - **68**: appears **1** time - **71**: appears **1** time - **72**: appears **4** times - **73**: appears **1** time - **76**: appears **1** time The number that appears **most frequently** is **72**, occurring **4** times. **Answer:** **D) \$72**