Question

The Barksalot Pet Clinic did a study of 75 dogs brought in for treatment. it found that 40 dogs had fleas, 27 had ticks, and 14 had both how many dogs had ticks but not fleas.

Answer 1

there were 13 dogs with ticks but not fleas.

Explanation:

Let's call the number of dogs with fleas "x" and the number of dogs with ticks "y".

From the information given, we know:

x = 40 (dogs with fleas)

x + y = 75 (total number of dogs)

y = 27 (dogs with ticks)

So, the number of dogs with ticks but not fleas is equal to y - the number of dogs with both:

y - 14 = 27 - 14 = 13

Therefore, there were 13 dogs with ticks but not fleas.