To determine which statement is correct, let’s review the provided table and compare each statement to the information in the table.
Here's the provided table:
[tex]\[
\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|}
\hline
& \text{Sports} & \text{Non-Sports} & \text{Total} \\
\hline
\begin{array}{l}
\text{Seventh} \\
\text{Grade}
\end{array} & 39 & 24 & 63 \\
\hline
\begin{array}{l}
\text{Eighth} \\
\text{Grade}
\end{array} & 29 & 28 & 57 \\
\hline
\text{Total} & 68 & 52 & 120 \\
\hline
\end{array}
\][/tex]
Now, let’s evaluate each statement:
1. Twenty-nine seventh-grade students chose a sports activity.
- According to the table, the number of seventh-grade students who chose a sports activity is 39, not 29. This statement is incorrect.
2. Twenty-eight eighth-grade students chose a sports activity.
- According to the table, the number of eighth-grade students who chose a sports activity is 29, not 28. This statement is incorrect.
3. Twenty-four seventh-grade students chose a nonsports activity.
- According to the table, the number of seventh-grade students who chose a non-sports activity is 24. This statement is correct.
4. Thirty-nine eighth-grade students chose a nonsports activity.
- According to the table, the number of eighth-grade students who chose a non-sports activity is 28, not 39. This statement is incorrect.
After evaluating all the statements, we can conclude that the correct statement is:
Twenty-four seventh-grade students chose a nonsports activity.
