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A Teacher asked her class to raise their hand if they liked carrots. 11 students raised their hands. There were 9 students who raised their hands liking spinach. There were 7 students who did not like either of the vegetables. All 24 students in the class voted. how many students liked both carrots and spinach?
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\n" ); document.write( "(carrots and spinach) = (carrots)+(spinach)-(carrots or spinach)
\n" ); document.write( "carrots and spinach) = 11 + 9 - (24-7)
\n" ); document.write( "(carrots and spinach) = 20-14 = 6
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\n" ); document.write( "6 students liked both carrots and spinach
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\n" ); document.write( "You can see all this if you can draw a Venn diagram
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "

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