SOLUTION: In a survey of 120 consumers conducted in a shopping mall, 76 consumers indicated that they buy Brand A of a certain product, 66 buy Brand B, and 48 buy both brands. How mar consu

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Question 1196238: In a survey of 120 consumers conducted in a shopping mall, 76 consumers indicated that they buy Brand A of a certain product, 66 buy Brand B, and 48 buy both brands. How mar consumers participating in the survey buy the following? (a) at least one of these brands consumers
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In a survey of 120 consumers conducted in a shopping mall, 76 consumers indicated that they buy
Brand A of a certain product, 66 buy Brand B, and 48 buy both brands. How mar consumers participating
in the survey buy the following? (a) at least one of these brands highlight%28cross%28consumers%29%29 ?
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We add two basic quantities and subtract the intersection number


    76 + 66 - 48 = 94.


We subtract the intersection in order for do not count it twice.


ANSWER.  94 customers bought at least one of these brands.

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