Question

a survey asked a group of adults and youths if they prefer reading books printed on paper or electronic books.

• 37 youths said they preferred reading electronic books
• 48 adults were surveyed.
• 54 total people said they preferred reading books printed on paper.
• 113 total people were surveyed.

fill in the missing values in the table below.

	book preference	book preference	book preference
youths
adults
total

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate the total number of people who prefer electronic books

The total number of people surveyed is \(113\), and \(54\) prefer print books. So the number of people who prefer electronic books is \(113 - 54=59\).

Step2: Calculate the number of adults who prefer electronic books

Since \(37\) youths prefer electronic books, the number of adults who prefer electronic books is \(59 - 37 = 22\).

Step3: Calculate the number of adults who prefer print books

There are \(48\) adults in total. If \(22\) adults prefer electronic books, then the number of adults who prefer print books is \(48 - 22=26\).

Step4: Calculate the number of youths who prefer print books

Since the total number of people who prefer print books is \(54\), and \(26\) adults prefer print books, the number of youths who prefer print books is \(54 - 26 = 28\).

Step5: Calculate the total number of youths

The total number of people surveyed is \(113\), and \(48\) are adults. So the number of youths is \(113 - 48 = 65\).

Answer:

	Print	Electronic	Total
Adults	\(26\)	\(22\)	\(48\)
Total	\(54\)	\(59\)	\(113\)