document.write( "Question 246070: Of 100 travelers, 10 understand neither English nor Russian. 75 know English, and 83 know Russian. How many travelers know both English and Russian? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #179720 by Theo(13342) You can put this solution on YOUR website! 100 travelers total.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "your categories are:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a = number travelers who know english. \n" ); document.write( "b = number of travelers who know russian. \n" ); document.write( "c = number of travelers who do not know english and do not know russian. \n" ); document.write( "d = number of travelers who know both english and russian.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a + b + c - d = 100\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a = 75 \n" ); document.write( "b = 83 \n" ); document.write( "c = 10 \n" ); document.write( "d = ?????\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "75 + 83 + 10 - d = 100 \n" ); document.write( "168 - d = 100 \n" ); document.write( "d = 68\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You have 68 people who know english and russian.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "here's how it works\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "you have 75 people who know english.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "this includes 68 people who know english and russian.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "you have 83 people who know russian.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "this includes 68 people who know english and russian.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the people who know english and russian are being counted twice. Once in the english group and once in the russian group.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You remove the double counting by subtracting them one time.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "75 + 83 + 10 - 68 = 100\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Another way to accomplish this would be to create new categories as follows:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "f = speak english only \n" ); document.write( "g = speak russian only \n" ); document.write( "h = not speak (english and russian) \n" ); document.write( "i = speak both english and russian\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "your numbers would be:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "7 + 15 + 10 + 68 = 100\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |