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prealgebra senior

Problem

At the beginning of the school year, of all students in Mr. Well's class answered "Yes" to the question "Do you love math", and answered "No." At the end of the school year, answered "Yes" and answered "No." Altogether, of the students gave a different answer at the beginning and end of the school year. What is the difference between the maximum and the minimum possible values of ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Clearly, the minimum possible value would be . The maximum possible value would be . The difference is .
Final answer
D