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If 30 percent of the students in an MBA program had read the work of Shakespeare, 35 percent had read the work of Peter Drucker and 5 percent had read the work of both Shakespeare and Peter Drucker, what percent of the students had read the work of neither Shakespeare nor Peter Drucker?

(A) 25%
(B) 30%
(C) 35%
(D) 40%
(E) 45%
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If 30 percent of the students in an MBA program had read the work of Shakespeare, 35 percent had read the work of Peter Drucker and 5 percent had read the work of both Shakespeare and Peter Drucker, what percent of the students had read the work of neither Shakespeare nor Peter Drucker?

(A) 25%
(B) 30%
(C) 35%
(D) 40%
(E) 45%
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We can plot the information on a 2*2 matrix and solve to get the answer.

Option D
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