[tex]\huge\text{Hey there!}[/tex]
[tex]\huge\text{When you hear or see the word \underline{mean} in math}\\\huge\text{it usually means \bf total}\huge\text{ in other words. To}\\\huge\text{find the mean you have to ADD all of the}\\\huge\text{numbers and DIVIDE by the total numbers in}\\\huge\text{the particular data plot.}[/tex]
[tex]\huge\boxed{\rm{\underline{FORMULA:}\ \dfrac{sum \ of\ terms }{number \ of \ terms} = \bf mean}}[/tex]
[tex]\huge\boxed{\rm{EQUATION: \mathsf{\dfrac{8 + 2 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 1+ 6 + 3}{8}}}}\\\\\\\\\large\textsf{8 + 2 + 6 + 5 + 4+ 1 + 6 + 3}\\\large\textsf{= 10 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 1 + 6 + 3}\\\large\textsf{= 16 + 5 + 4 + 1 + 6 + 3}\\\large\textsf{= 21 + 4 + 1 + 6 + 3}\\\large\textsf{= 25 + 1 + 6 + 3}\\\large\textsf{= 26 + 6 + 3}\\\large\textsf{= 32 + 3}\\\large\textsf{= 35}\\\\\huge\boxed{\mathsf{= \dfrac{35}{8}\rightarrow35\div8}}\\\\\huge\boxed{= \mathsf{4.375}}[/tex]
[tex]\huge\text{Therefore, your answer is: \boxed{\mathsf{4.375}}}\huge\checkmark[/tex]