Question

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?​

Answer 1

• 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