Question

The ninth-grade class has 93 students. Each student takes a current events class, a foreign language class, or both a current events class and a foreign language class. There are 70 ninth-graders taking a current events class, and there are 54 ninth-graders taking a foreign language class. How many ninth-graders take only a current events class and not a foreign language class?

Answer 1

Answer: 31 students

Explanation:

Because the class has 93 students, and there are a total of 124(70+54) classes taken, 124-93 students, or 31 students taking both classes.

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