SOLUTION: Vet clinic brought in 75 dogs for treatment. 40 had fleas, 27 had ticks and 14 had both ticks and fleas. How many had fleas but not ticks? How many had ticks but not fleas? How man

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Question 161862: Vet clinic brought in 75 dogs for treatment. 40 had fleas, 27 had ticks and 14 had both ticks and fleas. How many had fleas but not ticks? How many had ticks but not fleas? How many dogs had neither ticks nor fleas?
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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40f
27t
14ft these are included in each of the categories above.
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40-14=26 had fleas but not ticks.
27-14=13 had ticks but not fleas.
75-40-27=8 had neither ticks nor fleas.
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Ed