Question

each of forty students was asked, \do you prefer mystery books or science fiction books?\ here are the results. • 5 girls and 9 boys chose \mystery\. • 14 girls and 12 boys chose \science fiction\. construct a two - way frequency table for the data.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify rows and columns

Rows: Gender (Girls, Boys)
Columns: Preference (Mystery, Science fiction)

Step2: Fill Mystery column

Girls who chose Mystery: 5
Boys who chose Mystery: 9

Step3: Fill Science fiction column

Girls who chose Science fiction: 14
Boys who chose Science fiction: 12

Step4: Create the table

	Mystery	Science fiction
Boys	9	12

Answer:

	Mystery	Science fiction
Boys	9	12