SOLUTION: suppose 60 algebra students are polled to see whether or not they have studied Chinese or German yielding the following data: 24 studied Chinese 20 studied German 6 studied Both

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Question 923444: suppose 60 algebra students are polled to see whether or not they have studied Chinese or German yielding the following data:
24 studied Chinese 20 studied German 6 studied Both
find the number of algebra students who:
a.Studied Chinese only c.studied Chinese or German
b.did no study German d.studied neither language

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
suppose 60 algebra students are polled to see whether or not they have studied Chinese or German yielding the following data:
24 studied Chinese 20 studied German 6 studied Both
find the number of algebra students who:
a.Studied Chinese only:: 24-6 = 18
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b.did not study German:: 60-20 = 40
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c.studied Chinese or German:: 18 + 20 = 36
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d.studied neither language:: 60-38 = 22
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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