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Extra Practice
Two-Way Frequency Tables
Example 1
1. CAMPING One hundred people are surveyed about their favorite pastimes. The
survey finds that 17 females and 28 males enjoy camping, while 33 females and
22 males do not.
a. Organize the responses in a two-way frequency table.
b. Construct a relative frequency table.
2. PETS One hundred students were asked whether they prefer cats or dogs for
pets. The survey finds that 35 females and 13 males prefer cats, while 15
females and 37 males prefer dogs.
a. Organize the responses in a two-way frequency table.
b. Construct a relative frequency table.
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3. MUSIC Junior and senior music students were asked whether they prefer to
play classical music or modern music. The survey finds that 84 juniors and 83
seniors prefer classical music, while 130 juniors and 148 seniors prefer modern
music.
a. Organize the responses in a two-way frequency table.
b. Construct a relative frequency table.
4. SPORTS Ninth graders and tenth graders were asked whether they prefer
baseball or football. The survey finds that 110 ninth graders and 104 tenth
graders prefer baseball, while 120 ninth graders and 105 tenth graders prefer
football.
a. Organize the responses in a two-way frequency table.
b. Construct a relative frequency table.
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Example 2
5. AMUSEMENT PARK An amusement park surveys 1000 of its customers. The
survey asks the following two questions:
• Is this your first visit to the park, or have you visited the park before?
• Did you travel more than 50 miles to attend the park, or did you travel 50 or fewer miles?
The survey finds that of the 456 customers who are first-time visitors, 208
traveled more than 50 miles to get to the park, and 248 traveled 50 or fewer
miles. Of the 544 customers who are not first-time visitors, 313 traveled more
than 50 miles to get to the park, and 231 traveled 50 or fewer miles.
a. Organize the responses in a two-way frequency table.
b. Construct a relative frequency table. Enter each fraction as a percent
rounded to the nearest tenth, if necessary.
c. Suppose you let event A represent whether the customers are first-time
visitors or have visited the park before and let event B represent whether the
customers traveled more than 50 miles to visit the park or 50 or fewer miles.
Use the table to determine whether traveling more than 50 miles or
traveling 50 or fewer miles is independent or dependent on whether the
customer is a first-time visitor or has visited the park before. Justify your
response.
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6. SURVEY A city is planning on having a music festival in the downtown park. The
city commissioners send out a survey to 1000 residents of the city. The survey
asks the following two questions:
• Do you think food and drinks should be served at the festival?
• Should pets be allowed to attend the festival with their owners?
The survey finds that of the 780 residents who think food and drinks should be
served, 340 think pets should be allowed to attend, and 440 think pets should
not be allowed to attend. Of the 220 residents who do not think food and drinks
should be served, 130 think pets should be allowed to attend, and 90 think pets
should not be allowed to attend.
a. Organize the responses in a two-way frequency table.
b. Construct a relative frequency table. Enter each fraction as a percent
rounded to the nearest tenth, if necessary.
c. Suppose you let event A represent whether the resident thinks food and
drinks should be served and let event B represent whether the resident
thinks pets should be allowed to attend. Use the table to determine whether
the resident thinking pets should be allowed to attend is independent or
dependent on whether the resident thinks food and drinks should be served.
Justify your response.
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Example 3
7. FINE ARTS The performing arts department of the county high school tracks the
most popular extracurricular activities of junior and senior students. Among
juniors, 124 students participate in music, and 45 students take drama. Among
seniors, 99 students participate in music, and 62 students take drama.
a. Complete the two-way frequency table shown.
Juniors Seniors Totals
Music 99
Drama
Totals 169 330
b. Construct a relative frequency table of your completed two-way frequency
table. Round to the nearest tenth, as necessary.
c. Find the probability that a student is a junior, given that the student is taking
drama. Show your work by writing the formula that you used to perform the
calculation.
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8. FOREIGN LANGUAGES The students at the language academy are required to
take two languages during their first year. The most popular classes are French,
Spanish, German, and Mandarin Chinese. Of the 320 students who take French,
143 also take German, and 177 also take Mandarin Chinese. Of the 426 students
who take Spanish, 98 take German, and 328 take Mandarin Chinese.
a. Complete the two-way frequency table shown.
French Spanish Totals
German 143
Mandarin
Chinese
Totals 426 746
b. Construct a relative frequency table of your completed two-way frequency
table. Round to the nearest tenth, as necessary.
c. Find the probability that a student is taking French, given that the student is
taking Mandarin Chinese. Show your work by writing the formula that you
used to perform the calculation.
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