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In a survey it was found that 60% of those surveyed liked honey and 40% of the people liked sugar, while 30% liked both honey and sugar. If 100 people took the survey, how many liked neither honey nor sugar?

A. 25
B. 30
C. 35
D. 40
E. 60

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by [email protected] » Mon Jul 09, 2018 7:03 am
Hi swerve,

We're told that in a survey it was found that 60% of those surveyed liked honey, 40% of the people liked sugar and 30% liked both honey and sugar. If 100 people took the survey, we're asked for the number who liked NEITHER honey nor sugar. This is an example of a standard Overlapping Sets question and can be solved in couple of different ways. Here's how you can use the Overlapping Sets formula to get to the answer:

Total = (Group 1) + (Group 2) - (Both) + (Neither)

Here, Group 1 will be those who liked honey and Group 2 will be those who like sugar:

100 = 60 + 40 - 30 + (Neither)
100 = 70 + (Neither)
30 = Neither

Final Answer: B

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by Shahrukh@mbabreakspace » Wed Jul 11, 2018 5:40 am
Neither Sugar or Honey= All- Sugar-Honey+both
= 100-60-40+30
=30
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by Jeff@TargetTestPrep » Sat Jul 14, 2018 6:20 pm
swerve wrote:In a survey it was found that 60% of those surveyed liked honey and 40% of the people liked sugar, while 30% liked both honey and sugar. If 100 people took the survey, how many liked neither honey nor sugar?

A. 25
B. 30
C. 35
D. 40
E. 60
We can use the formula:

Total = Honey + Sugar - Both + Neither

100 = 60 + 40 - 30 + n

100 = 70 + n

30 = n

Answer: B

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