SOLUTION: A survey of 100 high school students revealed the following data: 28 eat chicken, 30 eat beef, 20 eat pork. These numbers include 12 students who eat chicken and beef, 7 who eat ch

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Question 233617: A survey of 100 high school students revealed the following data: 28 eat chicken, 30 eat beef, 20 eat pork. These numbers include 12 students who eat chicken and beef, 7 who eat chicken and pork, 5 who eat beef and pork, and 3 who eat all three. How many non-meat eaters are in the sample?
(e) 39 (b) 40 (c) 41 (d) 42 (a) 43
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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you should solve this with a Venn diagram

3 - eat all 3
2 more eat B and P
4 more eat C and P
9 more eat C and B
11 more eat only P
16 more eat only B
12 more eat only C

3 + 2 + 4 + 9 + 11 + 16 + 12 = 57 meat-eaters