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SAT

A square field measures 10 meters by 10 meters. Ten students each mark off a randomly selected region of the field; each region is square and has side lengths of 1 meter, and no two regions overlap. The students count the earthworms contained in the soil to a depth of 5 centimeters beneath the ground's surface in each region. The results are shown in the table below: Region A: 107 earthworms Region B: 147 earthworms Region C: 146 earthworms Region D: 135 earthworms Region E: 149 earthworms Region F: 141 earthworms Region G: 150 earthworms Region H: 154 earthworms Region I: 176 earthworms Region J: 166 earthworms Which of the following is a reasonable approximation of the number of earthworms to a depth of 5 centimeters beneath the ground's surface in the entire field?