To determine the total number of people who like tacos, we can look at the preferences shown in the two-way table.
From the table, we see that:
- 7th graders who like tacos: (value is missing, but we can calculate it later)
- 8th graders who like tacos: 35
We know the total amount of students who like tacos (the sum of both 7th and 8th graders who like tacos) must equal the total for "Tacos" in the bottom row of the table.
Since the totals for each food item should match, we can calculate the number of 7th graders that like tacos.
The total number of students (7th + 8th) who like tacos, according to the table, is represented in the totals column under "Tacos," which is missing. However, we know the total for Tacos in the column totals is derived from the numbers we have and must equal the full taco row.
Given that the column total we want for Tacos is:
- Tacos Total = 35 (from 8th graders) + (missing value from 7th graders)
From our Tile Totals
- The total for 8th graders is not shown, so we can represent that.
To completely answer the question, we need to determine the missing number for 7th graders who like tacos. Since the grand total for tacos from both age groups should be the stated totals, we get:
Total for Tacos = 35 (8th graders) + (number of 7th graders who like tacos)
Going back to the totals for groups, there seems to be a lack of clarity for those values to make up a total of 71 based on what is indicated in the totals column.
Conducting the calcuations doesn’t allow us to determine direct totals without the missing number, however knowing 35 for 8th graders and summing to the total of 71:
Let x be the number of 7th graders who like tacos,
x + 35 = 71, x = 71 - 35, x = 36.
Thus, the total number who like tacos is: 36 (7th graders) + 35 (8th graders) = 71.
The choice that indicates this amount would be:
71 (Total who like tacos).