SOLUTION: Small Liberal University (LSU) has 300 students. In the fall semester, 200 were registered for a Mathematics class, 250 were registered for an English class, and 190 were regis

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Question 1172044: Small Liberal University (LSU) has 300 students. In the fall semester, 200 were
registered for a Mathematics class, 250 were registered for an English class, and 190
were registered for both mathematics and English.
How many registered for neither Mathematics nor English?
Answer by ikleyn(52776) About Me  (Show Source):
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    The number of those registered for at least one class is

         200 + 250 - 190 = 260 students.


    The rest of the students,  300 - 260 = 40 are registered NEITHER Math NOR English.       ANSWER

Solved.

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