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
type of book.
students chose nonfiction books as their favorite
type of book.
the total number of students who voted on their favorite
type of book is

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate the number of students for Adventure

Each group of tally marks (||||) represents 5. For Adventure: \(4\times5 + 1=21\)

Step2: Calculate the number of students for Non - fiction

For Non - fiction: \(1\times5+3 = 8\)

Step3: Calculate the number of students for Mystery

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

Step4: Calculate the total number of students

Add the number of students for each category. Let \(A = 21\) (Adventure), \(N=8\) (Non - fiction), \(M = 17\) (Mystery). Assume Drama has \(D\) students. If we assume the options are based on the sum of Adventure, Non - fiction and Mystery (since Drama is not checked in the problem but if we calculate \(21 + 8+17\) is wrong. Wait, re - check the tally:

• Adventure: Each group of 5 (||||) and there are 4 groups and 1 extra. So \(4\times5+1=21\)
• Non - fiction: \(1\times5 + 3=8\)
• Mystery: \(3\times5+2 = 17\)
• Drama: \(2\times5+4=14\)

Total \(21+8 + 17+14=60\)

Answer:

21 students chose adventure books as their favorite type of book. 17 students chose mystery books as their favorite type of book. 8 students chose non - fiction books as their favorite type of book. The total number of students who voted on their favorite type of book is 60.