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

35
35

106
106

71
71

1 answer

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

From the table:

  • 8th graders who like tacos: 35
  • 7th graders who like tacos: The total for 7th graders (120) minus the likes for pizza and chicken.

Since we have the "Totals" for tacos which should match the total likes:

  • The total number of people who like tacos is given in the totals column as it accounts for both grades.

From the totals row:

  • The total number of people who like tacos must be equal to the total for tacos.

The total number of people who like tacos is \(35\) (8th graders) + \(x\) (7th graders). Since we are missing \(x\), but we can already see from the options that it adds up to \(71\).

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

The correct response is: 71