Lesson: Two-Way Frequency Tables Mathematics • 8th Grade

In this lesson, we will learn how to construct and use two-way tables.

Lesson Plan

Students will be able to

construct a two-way table to represent given statistical data,
calculate the probability to select an item of given characteristics using a two-way table.

Lesson Worksheet

Q1:

Which of the following is not true about two-way tables?

Q2:

Daniel wrote 20 letters and had no mistakes. Mason wrote 28 letters and had no mistakes. If a letter is selected at random, what is the probability that the letter has a mistake and was written by Daniel?

Q3:

The following table represents the data collected from 200 conference attendees of different nationalities:

Find the probability that a randomly selected participant is an Arabic-speaking woman.