The problem provides a frequency table showing the number of hours each employee at Magic Dragon worked yesterday. The task is to determine how many employees worked fewer than 8 hours.

1. Problem Description

The problem provides a frequency table showing the number of hours each employee at Magic Dragon worked yesterday. The task is to determine how many employees worked fewer than 8 hours.

2. Solution Steps

The table shows the following:

- 6 hours: 2 employees

- 7 hours: 1 employee

- 8 hours: 6 employees

- 9 hours: 3 employees

- 10 hours: 1 employee

We need to find the number of employees who worked fewer than 8 hours. This means we need to consider those who worked 6 hours and those who worked 7 hours.

The number of employees who worked 6 hours is

2. The number of employees who worked 7 hours is

1. Therefore, the total number of employees who worked fewer than 8 hours is the sum of these two values.

$2 + 1 = 3$

3. Final Answer

3