SOLUTION: In a high school class, there are 23 students who took Algebra, 17 students took Biology. These figure include 5 students who took both courses. How many students are in this cla

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Question 917122: In a high school class, there are 23 students who took Algebra, 17 students took Biology. These figure include 5 students who took both courses. How many students are in this class?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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5 took both
(23-5) + (17-5) + 5 = 18 + 12 + 5 = 35 students in the class.