SOLUTION: Use a venn diagram and the information to determine the number of elements in the indicated region. In a certain hospital, the following data were recorded concerning blood antigen

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Question 890052: Use a venn diagram and the information to determine the number of elements in the indicated region. In a certain hospital, the following data were recorded concerning blood antigens:
25 patients had the A antigens
8 had the A and not the B antigen
27 had the B antigen
22 had the B and Rh antigen
30 had the Rh antigen
12 had none of the antigens
16 had the A and Rh antigens
15 had all 3 antigens
How many patients had exactly 1 antigen?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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Not possible!
25 patients had the A antigens
16 had the A and Rh antigens
15 had all 3 antigens
15+16=31 is more than 25
27 had the B antigen
22 had the B and Rh antigen
15 had all 3 antigens
15+22=37 is more than 27
There are many other contradictions.