Question

allie counted how many letters each employee sent last week. mailing letters last week how many employees mailed fewer than 4 letters? \boxed{} employees

Explanation:

Step1: Count for 0 letters

Number of employees who mailed 0 letters: 3 (from the three X's at 0)

Step2: Count for 1 letter

Number of employees who mailed 1 letter: 1 (from the one X at 1)

Step3: Count for 2 letters

Number of employees who mailed 2 letters: 7 (from the seven X's at 2)

Step4: Count for 3 letters

Number of employees who mailed 3 letters: 5 (from the five X's at 3)

Step5: Sum the counts

Sum the number of employees for 0, 1, 2, and 3 letters: \( 3 + 1 + 7 + 5 \)
First, \( 3 + 1 = 4 \), then \( 4 + 7 = 11 \), then \( 11 + 5 = 16 \)

Answer:

16