Students were surveyed about their preference between dogs and cats. The following two-way table displays data for the sample of students who responded to the survey.

How many students in the sample prefer dogs?
[tex]\square[/tex] students

\begin{tabular}{lcc}
Preference & Male & Female \\
\hline
Prefers dogs & 36 & 20 \\
Prefers cats & 10 & 26 \\
No preference & 2 & 6 \\
\end{tabular}



Answer :

To determine how many students in the sample prefer dogs, we need to consider both male and female students who prefer dogs as per the provided table.

From the table:
- The number of male students who prefer dogs is 36.
- The number of female students who prefer dogs is 20.

To find the total number of students who prefer dogs, we sum these two values:
[tex]\[ 36 \, \text{(male students who prefer dogs)} + 20 \, \text{(female students who prefer dogs)} = 56 \][/tex]

Thus, the total number of students in the sample who prefer dogs is:
[tex]\[ \boxed{56} \text{ students} \][/tex]