document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=485404>Question 485404</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Respected Sir / Mam ,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please help me to solve this question. I will be very grateful for your help .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "My question is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A town has a total population of 50,000 . Out of it 28,000 read the newspaper X and 23,000 read Y  while 4000 read both the the papers. The number of persons not reading X and Y both is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "As the answer given  is :  3000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please provide me the steps for this question.\r<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 #331976 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chessace><B>chessace(471)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chessace><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=chessace><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=331976\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> No wonder you have issues with this one, it is poorly stated.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number of persons NOT reading \"X and Y both\" is 46,000.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It should read \"How many persons read neither (no, nadda, zippo) paper?\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: 3000.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Method: The number of papers read is X + Y = 51,000.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number of persons reading them is less due to some of those persons being counted twice, so subtract them out.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "51000 - 4000 = 47000 persons read at least one of those papers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You are (or should have been) asked How many NOT readers? so that's all the people - those who read:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50000 - 47000 = 3000.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is a case of the given answer helping to better word the question.<BR>\n" );
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