26 students 15 like vanilla 16 like chocolate. 3 do not like either flavour. How many like both vani

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    math_celebrity Administrator Staff Member

    26 students 15 like vanilla 16 like chocolate. 3 do not like either flavour. How many like both vanilla and chocolate

    Define our people:
    1. We have Vanilla Only
    2. Chocolate Only
    3. Both Vanilla and Chocolate
    4. Neither Vanilla Nor Chocolate
    5. Add up 1-4 to get our total

    Total = Vanilla Only + Chocolate Only - Vanilla and Chocolate + Neither
    26 = 15 + 16 - V&C + 3
    26 = 34 - V&C

    Subtract 34 from each side
    -V&C = -8

    Multiply each side by -1
    V&C = 8
     

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