SOLUTION: 45%of persons read magzine A, 48% magzine B and 6% read both the magzines. How many persons neither read A nor B?

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Question 1005043: 45%of persons read magzine A, 48% magzine B and 6% read both the magzines. How many persons neither read A nor B?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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You start from the intersection of A and B.
That is 6%. Subtract that from the other amounts to find how many read only A or only B...39& and 42% respectively...
Now subtract from 100% and get
100% - 6% - 39% - 42% = 13% read neither.