Question

100 students who are in 9th or 10th grade were asked if they participated in at least one extracurricular activity (sports, music, or drama). 40 of the students are in 10th grade, but only 18 of these participate in at least one extracurricular activity. 32 of the 9th grade students participate in at least one extracurricular activity. Create a two-way table

(a) Identify the variable and the categories represented in this problem.

Answer 1

Answer: Using the information above, we can make the two-way table below. The key is to fill in the numbers you know and calculate the ones that you don't know.

Participates Doesn't Participate Total
9th 32 28 60

10th 22 18 40

Total 54 46 100