Question

yvonne made the two - way table below showing students favorite fruits.

	apples	bananas	total
class b		16	34
total	31	37

according to the table, how many students in class b prefer apples?
○ 13
○ 16
○ 18
○ 20

Explanation:

Step1: Recall total for apples

The total number of students who prefer apples is 31. Class A has 13 students who prefer apples.

Step2: Calculate Class B's apple lovers

Let \( x \) be the number of students in Class B who prefer apples. Then \( 13 + x = 31 \). Solving for \( x \), we get \( x = 31 - 13 = 18 \).

Answer:

18