The band leader is recording the number of students in the seventh and eighth grades who play flute and clarinet. Which describes the variables in the two-way table?

Question

Band Assignments

Flute
Clarinet
Total
7th Grade
19
24
43
8th Grade
22
18
40
Total


type of instrument and total number of seventh and eighth graders
type of instrument and total number of seventh graders
grade number and number of clarinet players
grade number and type of instrument

Answer 1

In the context of the two-way table provided, the variables are categorized based on the two factors being analyzed: the grade level of the students (7th and 8th grade) and the type of instrument they play (flute or clarinet).

Based on this analysis, the correct description is:

grade number and type of instrument.

This choice indicates that one variable is the grade level (7th or 8th) and the other variable is the type of instrument (flute or clarinet).