In a survey of 25 college students, it was found that 9 were taking an English class, 14 were taking a math class, and 8 were taking both English and math. How many students were taking a math class only
looks like 14-8=6 to me
To find the number of students taking a math class only, we need to subtract the number of students taking both English and math from the total number of students taking a math class.
Given that:
- Total number of students = 25
- Number of students taking English = 9
- Number of students taking math = 14
- Number of students taking both English and math = 8
Step 1: Calculate the number of students taking math only
To calculate the number of students taking math only, we subtract the number of students taking both English and math from the total number of students taking math.
Number of students taking math only = Total number of students taking math - Number of students taking both English and math
Number of students taking math only = 14 - 8
Number of students taking math only = 6
Therefore, there are 6 students taking a math class only.