SOLUTION: 240 people running a race 160 of them �have on white shirts 130 of them have on white shorts 68 of them have on neither how many have on both?

SOLUTION: 240 people running a race 160 of them �have on white shirts 130 of them have on white shorts 68 of them have on neither how many have on both?

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Question 603728: 240 people running a race 160 of them �have on white shirts 130 of them have on white shorts 68 of them have on neither how many have on both?
Answer by alicealc(293) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Assume that number of people have both white shirts and white shorts are x

160 - x + 130 - x + x + 68 = 240
358 - x = 240
358 - 240 = x
118 = x

so, there are 118 people have both white shirts and white shorts

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