$\text{Study the given table (pictograph) and answer the question that follows.}$

$\text{The table (pictograph) shows the number of scouts in a school.}$

$\text{What is the total number of scouts in classes VI to VIII?}$

The correct answer is 225.

Based on the key given at the top of the pictograph table:

$\text{1 smiley face symbol}=15\text{scouts}$

By observing the given pictograph, we count the number of smiley face symbols for each requested class (Class VI, Class VII, and Class VIII):
• Class VI: 8 smiley faces
• Class VII: 4 smiley faces
• Class VIII: 3 smiley faces

First, find the total number of smiley face symbols for classes VI to VIII:

$\text{Total smiley faces}=8+4+3=15$

Now, multiply the total number of smiley faces by the scale factor of 15 scouts per face symbol:

$\text{Total number of scouts}=15\times 15=225$

Verification by calculating class by class:

Scouts in Class VI:
$8\times 15=120$

Scouts in Class VII:
$4\times 15=60$

Scouts in Class VIII:
$3\times 15=45$

Adding the scout counts of classes VI, VII, and VIII together:

$\text{Total scouts}=120+60+45=225$

Thus, the total number of scouts in classes VI to VIII is 225.