The two-way table shows the number of students in a class who play basketball and/or football.
Play Basketball
Do Not Play Basketball
Total
Play Football
30
?
40
Do Not Play Football
8
6
14
Total
38
16
54
What is the missing number in the table? (5 points)
2
10
34
46
The missing number in the table is 46.
To find the missing number, we can see that the total number of students who play football is 40, and we already know that 30 students play basketball. Since the total number of students who play both basketball and football is 38, the number of students who play only football would be the total number of students who play football minus the number of students who play both sports: 40 - 30 = 10.
Therefore, the missing number in the table is 46, which is 40 (total who play football) - 10 (who play both) = 30 (who play only football) + 16 (do not play basketball).