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Problem
There are 190 people on the beach. 110 are wearing sunglasses, 70 are wearing bathing suits, and 95 are wearing a hat. Everyone is wearing at least one of these items. 30 are wearing both bathing suits and sunglasses. 25 are wearing both bathing suits and a hat. 40 are wearing both sunglasses and a hat. How many people are wearing all three items?
Solution
Let be number of people wearing all three items. Since 30 people are wearing bathing suits and sunglasses, we know that are wearing just bathing suits and sunglasses. Similarly, are wearing just bathing suits and hats, while are wearing just sunglasses and a hat.
To find the number of people wearing just sunglasses, we subtract the people who are wearing sunglasses with other items from the total number of people wearing sunglasses, which is . Similarly, the number of people wearing just hats is , while the number of people wearing just bathing suits is .
Since the total number of people on the beach is 190, and everyone is wearing one of the items, we have: We can then solve for , so the number of people on the beach wearing all three items is .
To find the number of people wearing just sunglasses, we subtract the people who are wearing sunglasses with other items from the total number of people wearing sunglasses, which is . Similarly, the number of people wearing just hats is , while the number of people wearing just bathing suits is .
Since the total number of people on the beach is 190, and everyone is wearing one of the items, we have: We can then solve for , so the number of people on the beach wearing all three items is .
Final answer
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