Question

Use the table to answer the question.

Complete the Table to Track 7th and 8th Grade Attendance on Friday and Saturday
Friday Saturday Totals
7th graders 24
8th graders 35
Totals 52
Construct the two-way table to determine the total number of eighth graders.(1 point)
Responses

63
63

59
59

35
35

28

1 answer

To complete the two-way table, we need to fill in the missing values for the 7th and 8th graders' attendance on both Friday and Saturday.

Here is what we have in the table:

  • 7th graders on Friday: 24
  • Total on Friday: 52
  • 8th graders on Saturday: 35
  • Total on Saturday: unknown
  • Total of 7th graders: unknown
  • Total of 8th graders: unknown

Fill in the table

  1. Calculate the number of 7th graders who attended on Saturday:

    • Since the total number of students on Friday is 52 and there are 24 7th graders, the number of 8th graders on Friday is: \( 52 - 24 = 28 \)
  2. Calculate the total number of students (7th and 8th graders) on Saturday:

    • We know that there are 35 8th graders on Saturday.
    • Let \( x \) be the number of 7th graders on Saturday.
    • The total students on Saturday should equal the total students on Friday, which is 52. Therefore, we have the equation: \( x + 35 = 52 \)
    • Solving for \( x \), we get: \( x = 52 - 35 = 17 \)

Thus, we find:

  • 7th graders on Saturday: 17
  • 8th graders on Friday: 28
  • 7th graders on Friday: 24
  • 8th graders on Saturday: 35

Fill in the totals:

  • Total 7th graders: \( 24 + 17 = 41 \)
  • Total 8th graders: \( 28 + 35 = 63 \)
  • Total on Saturday: \( 17 + 35 = 52 \) (which is consistent with Friday)

Final Completed Two-Way Table:

| | Friday | Saturday | Totals | |----------------|--------|----------|--------| | 7th graders | 24 | 17 | 41 | | 8th graders | 28 | 35 | 63 | | Totals | 52 | 52 | 104 |

So, the total number of eighth graders is 63.