Question

what is your favorite type of book? use the tally table to find the number of students who voted for their favorite type of book. students chose adventure books as their favorite type of book. students chose mystery books as their favorite of book. students chose nonfiction books as their favorite of book. total number of students who voted on their favorite of book is 60.

Explanation:

Step1: Count for Adventure books

Each group of tally marks (a set of 5) is counted. For Adventure: \(4\times5 + 1=21\)

Step2: Count for Non - fiction books

For Non - fiction: \(5+3 = 8\)

Step3: Count for Mystery books

For Mystery: \(3\times5+2 = 17\)

Step4: Count for Drama books

For Drama: \(2\times5+4=14\)

Answer:

Adventure: 21 students; Mystery: 17 students; Non - fiction: 8 students.