Question

There are 40 students in a summer cohort. Of those students, 20 are taking an accounting course, and 25 are taking a Spanish course. A total of eight students are taking both courses. How many students are not taking either course

Answer 1

Answer: 3

Explanation:

Students that takes course one or both courses.

20 + 25 = 45

Students that take course. Not including both courses students.

45 - 8 = 37

Students that doesn’t take course.

40 - 37 = 3