Lesson 2-1

Example Use the Make a Table Strategy
MASCOTS   Each class in Jacob’s school is voting on a new school mascot. Using B for bear, L for lion, T for tiger, and E for eagle, the results are shown below. How many more classes chose a lion than an eagle?

L E B T L L B T E L L T T B L B L E L T T B E L L

Explore	You need to find the number of classes that chose a lion and the number of classes that chose an eagle. Then find the difference.

Plan	Make a frequency table of the data.
	
School Mascot	
Mascot	Tally	Frequency	
bear	||∕||	5	
lion	||∕|| ||∕||	10	
tiger	||∕|| |	6	
eagle	||||	4	
Solve	Draw a table with three columns as shown. In the first column, list each mascot. Then complete the table by indicating the frequency or number of votes each mascot received.

	10 classes chose a lion and 4 classes chose an eagle. So, 10 − 4 = 6 more classes chose a lion than an eagle.

Check	If you go back to the list, there should be 10 classes that chose a lion and 4 classes that chose an eagle. So, an answer of 6 classes is correct.