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==Problem 11== | ==Problem 11== | ||
− | The eighth grade class at Lincoln Middle School has <math>93</math> students. Each student takes a math class or a foreign language class or both. There are <math>70</math> eighth graders taking a math class, and there are <math>54</math> | + | The eighth grade class at Lincoln Middle School has <math>93</math> students. Each student takes a math class or a foreign language class or both. There are <math>70</math> eighth graders taking a math class, and there are <math>54</math> eighth graders taking a foreign language class. How many eighth graders take ''only'' a math class and ''not'' a foreign language class? |
<math>\textbf{(A) }16\qquad\textbf{(B) }23\qquad\textbf{(C) }31\qquad\textbf{(D) }39\qquad\textbf{(E) }70</math> | <math>\textbf{(A) }16\qquad\textbf{(B) }23\qquad\textbf{(C) }31\qquad\textbf{(D) }39\qquad\textbf{(E) }70</math> | ||
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==Solution 3== | ==Solution 3== | ||
− | + | <asy> | |
− | draw(circle((- | + | draw(circle((-0.5,0),1)); |
− | draw(circle((1,0),1)); | + | draw(circle((0.5,0),1)); |
− | + | label("$\huge{x}$", (0, 0)); | |
+ | label("$70-x$", (-1, 0)); | ||
+ | label("$54-x$", (1, 0)); | ||
+ | </asy> | ||
+ | |||
+ | We know that the sum of all three areas is <math>93</math> | ||
+ | So, we have: | ||
+ | <cmath>93 = 70-x+x+54-x</cmath> | ||
+ | <cmath>93 = 70+54-x</cmath> | ||
+ | <cmath>93 = 124 - x</cmath> | ||
+ | <cmath>-31=-x</cmath> | ||
+ | <cmath>x=31</cmath> | ||
+ | |||
+ | We are looking for the number of students in only math. This is <math>70-x</math>. Substituting <math>x</math> with <math>31</math>, our answer is <math>\boxed{39}</math>. | ||
+ | |||
+ | -mathnerdnair | ||
+ | |||
==Solution 4== | ==Solution 4== | ||
Associated video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onPaMTO3dSA | Associated video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onPaMTO3dSA | ||
+ | == Video Solution == | ||
− | ==See | + | Solution detailing how to solve the problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kanl4ni2y0o&list=PLbhMrFqoXXwmwbk2CWeYOYPRbGtmdPUhL&index=12 |
+ | |||
+ | ==See also== | ||
{{AMC8 box|year=2019|num-b=10|num-a=12}} | {{AMC8 box|year=2019|num-b=10|num-a=12}} | ||
{{MAA Notice}} | {{MAA Notice}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Category: Introductory Combinatorics Problems]] |
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Problem 11
The eighth grade class at Lincoln Middle School has students. Each student takes a math class or a foreign language class or both. There are eighth graders taking a math class, and there are eighth graders taking a foreign language class. How many eighth graders take only a math class and not a foreign language class?
Solution 1
Let be the number of students taking both a math and a foreign language class.
By P-I-E, we get = .
Solving gives us .
But we want the number of students taking only a math class.
Which is .
~phoenixfire
Solution 2
We have people taking classes. However we over-counted the number of people who take both classes. If we subtract the original amount of people who take classes we get that people took the two classes. To find the amount of people who took only math class web subtract the people who didn't take only one math class, so we get -fath2012
Solution 3
We know that the sum of all three areas is So, we have:
We are looking for the number of students in only math. This is . Substituting with , our answer is .
-mathnerdnair
Solution 4
Associated video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onPaMTO3dSA
Video Solution
Solution detailing how to solve the problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kanl4ni2y0o&list=PLbhMrFqoXXwmwbk2CWeYOYPRbGtmdPUhL&index=12
See also
2019 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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Followed by Problem 12 | |
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