A fraction that is less than 5/6 and has a denominator of 8 would be 4/8 because if you compare 4/8 and 5/6 4/8 is less than 5/6. (to compare this two fractions you need to make them have the same denominator so they would end up been 4/8=12/24
5/6=20/24
And 12/24 is smaller than 20/24
(Besides 4/8 is half and 5/6 is more than half
The mean deviation of the ratings is 4.12
<em><u>Explanation</u></em>
The ratings of the ten experts are: 34, 35, 41, 28, 26, 29, 32, 36, 38 and 40
So, the mean of all ratings 
<u>The formula for Mean deviation</u>
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is the mean of the data and
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So, the Mean deviation 
25.5% is your answer i believe