document.write( "Question 470640: In a fraternity of 32 members, 18 take math, 5 take math and physics, and 8 take neither math nor physics. How many take physics but not mathematics? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "fraternity of 32 members with 8 taking neither math or physics
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document.write( " Of the 24, 5 took both.  24 - 5 = 19 taking one.  18 taking just Math.
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document.write( " Just 1 took only Physics.\r
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document.write( "checking our answer:
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document.write( " just Math     18
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document.write( " just Physics   1
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document.write( "     both       5
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document.write( "  neither       8
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document.write( "    total      32
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document.write( "   just physics = 32 - 8 -5 -18 = 1 \n" );
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