Problema Solution

300 families surveyed showed that:

115 had dogs

88 had cats

40 had dogs and cats

112 had neither a dog a cat nor a parrot

10 had a cat and a dog and a parrot

How many had a parrot only?

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let


p = the number of families that had parrot only


solve using Venn diagram


115 + 88 - (40 + 10) + p + 112 = 300


p = 35 families had a parrot only


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