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Making Two-Way Tables — Quiz

Question 10 • Mathematics 8

Mr. Hanai recorded the outfit choices of the students for picture day from two periods. Which describes the variables in the two-way table? Outfits for School Pictures Pants Skirt Total 3rd Period 31 23 54 4th Period 23 35 58 Total 54 58 112

Answer
A
period number and type of outfit
B
type of outfit and total students in third period
C
type of outfit and total students
D
period number and total students who wore pants

Explanation

A two-way table organizes data by two categorical variables. Here, the rows show the class period (3rd or 4th), and the columns show outfit type (pants or skirt). Therefore, the variables are period number and type of outfit, as choice A states.

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