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Of 30 snakes at the reptile house, 10 have stripes, 21 are poisonous,
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Of 30 snakes at the reptile house, 10 have stripes, 21 are poisonous, and 5 have no stripes and are not poisonous. How many of the snakes have stripes AND are poisonous?
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[quote="Bunuel"]Of 30 snakes at the reptile house, 10 have stripes, 21 are poisonous, and 5 have no stripes and are not poisonous. How many of the snakes have stripes AND are poisonous?
A. 4 B. 6 C. 9 D. 15 E. 20
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Total = Stripes + Poisonous - Both + Neither 30 = 10 + 21 + 5 - Both - > Both = 6
the snakes have both stripes AND are poisonous = 6
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01 Jul 2015, 04:05
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Bunuel wrote:
Of 30 snakes at the reptile house, 10 have stripes, 21 are poisonous, and 5 have no stripes and are not poisonous. How many of the snakes have stripes AND are poisonous?
A. 4 B. 6 C. 9 D. 15 E. 20
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In My opinion, Such questions can be best slved by Bouble Matrix Method
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Bunuel wrote:
Of 30 snakes at the reptile house, 10 have stripes, 21 are poisonous, and 5 have no stripes and are not poisonous. How many of the snakes have stripes AND are poisonous?
Of 30 snakes at the reptile house, 10 have stripes, 21 are poisonous,
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01 Jul 2015, 07:28
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\(30 = 10 + 21 + 5 - Double\) \(Double = 6\)
For the seemingly easy questions, I also try to work through logically the answers (even though I already have the answer):
A. 4 if neither include 5 and non-poisonous total is 9, then both cannot be less than 6 B. 6 True. C. 9 if neither include 5 and non-poisonous total is 9, then both cannot be higher than 6 D. 15 Not true. It cannot be greater than number of the snakes that have stripes E. 20 Not true. It cannot be greater than number of the snakes that have stripes
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01 Jul 2015, 18:32
Bunuel wrote:
Of 30 snakes at the reptile house, 10 have stripes, 21 are poisonous, and 5 have no stripes and are not poisonous. How many of the snakes have stripes AND are poisonous?
A. 4 B. 6 C. 9 D. 15 E. 20
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....p.....np s..6.....4.....10 ns.15..5.....20 t...21..9......30 ans 6 B
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01 Jul 2015, 19:04
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Bunuel wrote:
Of 30 snakes at the reptile house, 10 have stripes, 21 are poisonous, and 5 have no stripes and are not poisonous. How many of the snakes have stripes AND are poisonous?
A. 4 B. 6 C. 9 D. 15 E. 20
Kudos for a correct solution.
Set up a 2X2 grid to solve this question:
\begin{tabular}{| l | l | l | l |} \hline & Stripe & Not Stripe & Total \\ \hline Poisonous & 6 & 15 & 21 \\ \hline Not Poisonous & 4 & 5 & 9\\ \hline Total & 10 & 20 & 30 \\ \hline \end{tabular}
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06 Jul 2015, 03:54
Bunuel wrote:
Of 30 snakes at the reptile house, 10 have stripes, 21 are poisonous, and 5 have no stripes and are not poisonous. How many of the snakes have stripes AND are poisonous?
Use a Double-Set Matrix to solve this problem. First, fill in the numbers given in the problem: 30 snakes, 10 with stripes (and therefore 20 without), 21 that are poisonous (and therefore 9 that are not), and 5 that are neither striped nor poisonous. Use subtraction to fill in the rest of the chart. Thus, 6 snakes have stripes and are poisonous.
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Bunuel wrote:
Of 30 snakes at the reptile house, 10 have stripes, 21 are poisonous, and 5 have no stripes and are not poisonous. How many of the snakes have stripes AND are poisonous?
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