Use the table to answer the question.

Question

Pizza Tacos Chicken Totals
7th graders 24 120
8th graders 35 46
Totals 52 71
Constructing the two-way table, what is the total amount of people who like tacos?

(1 point)
Responses

106
106

109
109

35
35

71

Answer 1

To find the total amount of people who like tacos, we need to look at the entries related to tacos both for 7th graders and 8th graders.

From the table:

• 7th graders who like tacos: (not given, but we can determine it)
• 8th graders who like tacos: 35

We also know the total number of tacos lovers (from the bottom total in the Tacos column): 71.

So, we can set up the equation for the number of 7th graders who like tacos (x):

\[ x + 35 = 71 \]

Now, solving for x:

\[ x = 71 - 35 \] \[ x = 36 \]

So, the number of 7th graders who like tacos is 36.

Now, adding the total number of people who like tacos:

Total who like tacos = 36 (7th graders) + 35 (8th graders) = 71

Thus, the total amount of people who like tacos is 71.

The correct response is: 71