SOLUTION: There are 29 people in a room. Of these, 11 speak French, 24 speak English and 3 speak neither French nor English. How many people in the room speak both French and English.

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Question 903270: There are 29 people in a room. Of these, 11 speak French, 24 speak English and 3 speak neither French nor English. How many people in the room speak both French and English.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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9 speak both
2 speak only french
15 speak only english
3 speak neither
one process:
3 speak neither
29-3=26
ther eare 24 english speaker
26-24 leave two who speak only french
11 speak french
11-2=9 who speak both
24-9= 15 who speak only english