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A company served bagels and coffee at a breakfast meeting. Of the 120 employees at the meeting, 50 ate bagels and 95 dra

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by VJesus12 » Wed Aug 19, 2020 6:23 am

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A company served bagels and coffee at a breakfast meeting. Of the 120 employees at the meeting, 50 ate bagels and 95 drank coffee. If 35 employees had both bagels and coffee, how many employees at the meeting had neither coffee nor bagels?

A. 10
B. 15
C. 25
D. 30
E. 45

Answer: A

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VJesus12 wrote:
Wed Aug 19, 2020 6:23 am
A company served bagels and coffee at a breakfast meeting. Of the 120 employees at the meeting, 50 ate bagels and 95 drank coffee. If 35 employees had both bagels and coffee, how many employees at the meeting had neither coffee nor bagels?

A. 10
B. 15
C. 25
D. 30
E. 45

Answer: A

Solution:

We can use the formula:

Total = Bagels + Coffee - Both + Neither

120 = 50 + 95 - 35 + Neither

120 = 110 + Neither

10 = Neither

Answer: A

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