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Sara volunteered to get hot dogs for her softball team. Of the 16 players on the team, 12 wanted ketchup, 7 wanted mustard, and 4 wanted both. How many players wanted: H. only ketchup? O. only mustard? W. neither ketchup nor mustard?​

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Answer:

  • H) 8, O) 3, W) 1

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Given

  • Total players = 16,
  • Wanted ketchup = 12,
  • Wanted mustard = 7,
  • Wanted ketchup and mustard = 4.

Find the numbers of players who ...

  • Wanted only ketchup = 12 - 4 = 8,
  • Wanted only mustard = 7 - 4 = 3,
  • Wanted neither ketchup nor mustard = 16 - (8 + 4 + 3) = 1
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