Question

this table tracks the food preference of 7th and 8th students.
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

109
109

71
71

106
106

35
35

Answer 1

To find the total amount of people who like tacos, we need to look at the given two-way table.

From the table:

- 7th graders who like tacos: Unknown (let's call it \(x\))
- 8th graders who like tacos: 35

We also know from the total row that:

- Total who like tacos (7th graders + 8th graders) = Total Tacos = 71

So we can set up the equation:

\[
x + 35 = 71
\]

To solve for \(x\):

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

Now, adding the number of 7th and 8th graders who like tacos:

\[
Total\ who\ like\ tacos = 36 + 35 = 71
\]

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

The correct response is **71**.