SOLUTION: A market study taken at a local sporting goods store showed that of 30 people questioned, 18 owned tents, 15 owned sleeping bags, 14 owned camping stoves, 6 owned both tents and ca

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Question 203019: A market study taken at a local sporting goods store showed that of 30 people questioned, 18 owned tents, 15 owned sleeping bags, 14 owned camping stoves, 6 owned both tents and camping stoves, and 10 owned both sleeping bags and camping stoves.
If four people questioned owned a tent, a sleeping bag, and a camping stove, then up to how many can own only a camping stove?

Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
make a Wenn diagram
2 had tent and stove and no bag
6 had stove and bag and no tent
4 had all three
so 12 had some combination
14-12=2 had stoves only

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