Question

trevor surveyed attendees at a comic book convention about the distance they lived from the convention center and the type of ticket they purchased for the event. the data he gathered is shown in the two-way table below.

tickets bought for comic convention

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$$\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|} \\hline & \\begin{tabular}{c} live within 20 \\\\ miles of \\\\ convention center \\end{tabular}$$

& \

$$\begin{tabular}{c} live farther than 20 miles \\\\ from convention center \\end{tabular}$$

\\\\
\hline
one-day ticket & 74 & 33 \\\\
\hline
multi-day ticket & 18 & 12 \\\\
\hline
\end{tabular}

how many people did trevor survey?

74
92
107
137

Explanation:

Identify the values in the two-way table

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Calculate the total number of people surveyed

$$ \text{Total} = 74 + 33 + 18 + 12 $$

Perform the addition

$$ \text{Total} = 137 $$

Answer:

• (A) 74
• (B) 92
• (C) 107
• (D) 137 (Correct answer)