Question

weekly library book checkouts
day\tfiction books\tnon-fiction books\tchildren’s books\ttotal books
monday\t25\t12\t18\t55
tuesday\t30\t15\t22\t67
wednesday\t28\t18\t25\t71
thursday\t35\t20\t30\t85
friday\t42\t16\t35\t93
saturday\t38\t14\t28\t80

1. how many fiction books were checked out on wednesday? ____
2. which day had the highest total number of book checkouts? ____

Explanation:

Question 1

Step1: Locate Wednesday's row

Find the row corresponding to Wednesday in the table.

Step2: Find Fiction Books column

Look at the "Fiction Books" column for Wednesday's row.
The value in the "Fiction Books" column for Wednesday is 28.

Step1: List total checkouts per day

Monday: 55, Tuesday: 67, Wednesday: 71, Thursday: 85, Friday: 93, Saturday: 80.

Step2: Compare the values

Compare 55, 67, 71, 85, 93, 80. The largest value is 93, which corresponds to Friday.

Answer:

28

Question 2