SOLUTION: There are 373 students in a college who have taken a course in calculus, 211 who have take a course in discrete mathematics, and 161 who have taken a course in both calculus and di

Question 1078291: There are 373 students in a college who have taken a course in calculus, 211 who have take a course in discrete mathematics, and 161 who have taken a course in both calculus and discrete mathematics. How many students at this college have taken a course in either calculus or discrete mathematics?

Answer by ikleyn(52909) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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There are 373 students in a college who have taken a course in calculus, 211 who have take a course in discrete mathematics,
and 161 who have taken a course in both calculus and discrete mathematics. How many students at this college have taken
a course in either calculus or discrete mathematics?
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373 + 211 - 161 = 424 student take either calculus or discrete mathematics.

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