Use a table to answer the question Apple's bananas oranges totals 7th graders apples 44 total 120 8th graders bananas 35 oranges 46 totals 72 7 orange Apple 72 oranges 71 constricting the two-way table what is the total number of 7th graders who prefer bananas 86 69 51 25
To find the total number of 7th graders who prefer bananas, we look at the row for 7th graders and the column for bananas.
From the table, it shows that 44 7th graders prefer apples, 72 7th graders prefer oranges, and the total number of 7th graders is 120.
Therefore, to find the number of 7th graders who prefer bananas, we subtract the number of 7th graders who prefer other fruits from the total number of 7th graders.
Number of 7th graders who prefer bananas = Total number of 7th graders - 7th graders who prefer apples - 7th graders who prefer oranges
= 120 - 44 - 72
= 4
So, the total number of 7th graders who prefer bananas is 4.