Question

either a taco bar or a beverage station will be added to the cafeteria at fairview middle school.
lupe surveyed students to find out which choice they prefer. her results are shown in the two-way table.

lupe asked each student to choose one category that they belong to, grade 6, 7, or 8.
then each student chose another category that they preferred, taco or beverage.
lupe displayed this categorical data using a two-way table.

	6th grade	7th grade	8th grade	total
beverage	12	9	8	29
total	14	18	19	51

how many students did lupe survey in all?
_____ students

Explanation:

Step1: Locate total survey count

In a two-way table, the bottom-right cell shows the total number of respondents, which is the sum of all surveyed students.
<Expression>
From the table, the total value is $\boldsymbol{51}$
</Expression>

Answer:

51 students