Question

In a survey, 400 students were asked whether they prefer fruit or vegetables. The partially completed table shown displays the results.

Boys
Girls
Total
Fruit
244
Vegetables
98
156
Total
230
How many more girls prefer fruit than boys?

Answer 1

The table shows that 244 boys prefer fruit, and 156 girls prefer fruit. To find out how many more girls prefer fruit than boys, we need to subtract the number of boys who prefer fruit from the number of girls who prefer fruit:

156 - 244 = -88

The result is negative, which means that there are 88 more boys who prefer fruit than girls. Therefore, we can say that 88 more boys prefer fruit than girls.