We want to create a based on the given information about the local animal shelter. We want to construct our table in the following format.
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Type of Animal
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| Gender
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Cat
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Dog
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Total
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| Male
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| Female
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| Total
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Let's begin analyzing the given information. We know that there were total of 74 animals in the shelter. Therefore, we can put 74 into the lower right corner, as it refers to the total number of all types of animals in the shelter.
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Type of Animal
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| Gender
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Cat
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Dog
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Total
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| Male
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| Female
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| Total
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74
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Now, we will complete the Cat column. We are told that 25 of the cats were male and 14 were female. Therefore, we need to put 25 in the Male row and the Cat column, while 14 needs to be in the Female row in the same column.
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Type of Animal
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| Gender
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Cat
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Dog
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Total
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| Male
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25
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| Female
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14
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| Total
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74
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Note that the sum of the values in a single column is the value in Total row. We are able to find the number that should be in the Total row and Cat column.
25 + 14 = 39
Let's put this number into the table!
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Type of Animal
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| Gender
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Cat
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Dog
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Total
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| Male
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25
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| Female
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14
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| Total
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39
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74
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We have also enough information to complete the Dog column. We know that there were 23 male and 12 female dogs. Therefore, the total number of dogs in the shelter is equal to 23 + 12 = 35.
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Type of Animal
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| Gender
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Cat
|
Dog
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Total
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| Male
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25
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23
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| Female
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14
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12
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| Total
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39
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35
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74
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Once again, we will use the fact that the values in a single row add up to the value in the Total column. Therefore, we can calculate the total number of male animals and female animals in the shelter.
Male Total: & 25 + 23 = 48
Female Total: & 14 + 12 = 26
Finally, we can finish constructing the table of the data.
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Type of Animal
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| Gender
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Cat
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Dog
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Total
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| Male
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25
|
23
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48
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| Female
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14
|
12
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26
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| Total
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39
|
35
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74
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