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Question

At Beaumont High School, there are 12 players on the baseball team. All 12 players are taking at least one of biology or chemistry. If 7 players are taking biology and 2 players are taking both sciences, how many players are taking chemistry?

Accepted Answer

7 players are taking biology, so 12 - 7 = 5 players are not taking biology, which means 5 players are taking chemistry alone. Since 2 are taking both, there are 5 + 2 = 7 players taking chemistry.