document.write( "Question 257923: Everyone in a class of 30 students takes math and history. Seven students received an A in history, 13 received an A in math, and 4 received an A in both courses. How many students did not receive an A in either course? \n" ); document.write( "
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30 students total.
\n" ); document.write( "7 received an a in history.
\n" ); document.write( "13 received an a in math.
\n" ); document.write( "4 received an a in both courses.
\n" ); document.write( "how many students did not receive an a in either course.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "20 total received an a in history or math.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "of these, 4 received an a in history and math.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "those 4 are being counted twice.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "once in history and once in math.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "you need to subtract 4 from the number who got an a in history or an a in math to get a total of 16 students who got an a in history or in math.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "this leaves 30 - 16 = 14 students who did not get an a in either course.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "here's the breakdown.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "14 students did not get an a in either course.
\n" ); document.write( "3 students got an a in history only.
\n" ); document.write( "9 students got an a in math only.
\n" ); document.write( "4 students got an a in both history and math.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "total is 30 students.\r
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