2011 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 6
Problem
In a town of 
adults, every adult owns a car, motorcycle, or both. If 
adults own cars and 
adults own motorcycles, how many of the car owners do not own a motorcycle?
Solution
Solution 1
By PIE, the number of adults who own both cars and motorcycles is 
Out of the car owners, 
of them own motorcycles and 
of them don't.
Solution 2
There are total adults, and own a motorcycle. The number of adults that don't own a motorcycle is 
. Since everyone owns a car or motorcycle, one who doesn't own a motorcycle owns a car, so the answer is 
.
See Also
| 2011 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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