Question

At the King School, some sixth-graders made a survey of the number of students who owned cats and dogs. Of the 123 kids who answered the question, 102 had a cat, 88 had a dog, and 67 had both a cat and a dog. How many students had ONLY a cat, and how many had ONLY a dog?

Answer 1

At the King School, 35 students have ONLY a cat, and 21 students have ONLY a dog, which was calculated by subtracting the number of students with both pets from those with each type of pet.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how many students had ONLY a cat and how many had ONLY a dog at the King School, we need to use the given survey data. According to the survey:

• Total number of students surveyed: 123
• Students with a cat: 102
• Students with a dog: 88
• Students with both a cat and a dog: 67

To find out how many students had only one type of pet (cat or dog), we need to subtract the number of students who have both pets from those who have each pet. This will give us the number of students with exclusively one type of pet.

• Students with ONLY a cat = Students with a cat - Students with both a cat and a dog
  ONLY a cat: 102 - 67 = 35 students
• Students with ONLY a dog = Students with a dog - Students with both a cat and a dog
  ONLY a dog: 88 - 67 = 21 students

Therefore, at the King School, 35 students exclusively have a cat and 21 students exclusively have a dog.