Question

at one point last year, the local animal shelter had only cats and dogs. there were 50 animals in all. of the cats, 16 were male and 9 were female. of the dogs, 20 were male and 5 were female. complete parts a and b.
a. construct a two - way frequency table of the data.

Explanation:

Step1: Fill cat row

Male cats = 16, Female cats = 9, Total cats = 16+9=25

Step2: Fill dog row

Total dogs = 50-25=25, Female dogs =5, Male dogs=25-5=20

Step3: Fill total column

Male total =16+20=36, Female total=9+5=14, Grand total=50

Answer:

Gender/Type	Male	Female	Total
Dog	20	5	25
Total	36	14	50