document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=252898>Question 252898</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a group of 80 high school student, 30 study Spanish, 40 study French, and 25 study neither Spanish nor French. How many of 80 students study both Spanish and French?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(A) 18    (B) 15    (C) 20    (D) 16    (E) 13<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #185002 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=185002\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The first thing is to find out how many do take either language.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since 25 don't take either that means that 80-25 take at least one of them.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "55 take at least one of them<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30+40 study French and Spanish.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "70-55 take both French and Spanish<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and 15 take only Spanish and 25 take only French.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I find it hard to believe that more take French than Spanish.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That was true when I went to school back in the dark ages but there are so many more Hispanics now.\r<BR>\n" );
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