In a class of 32 students, all the students study Spanish(S) and 20 of the students study French(F).Calculate the number of students who study Spanish(S) but not French(F).
12
wouldn't it be 32-20?
To calculate the number of students who study Spanish but not French, we need to find the difference between the total number of students studying Spanish and the number of students studying both Spanish and French.
First, we know that all 32 students study Spanish(S). So, the total number of students studying Spanish is 32.
Next, we know that 20 students study French(F). However, this number includes those who also study Spanish. To find the number of students who study both Spanish and French, we need to subtract the number of students who only study Spanish from the total number of students who study French.
Therefore, the number of students who study Spanish but not French can be calculated as follows:
Number of students who study Spanish but not French = Total number of students studying Spanish - Number of students studying both Spanish and French.
Number of students who study Spanish but not French = 32 - (32 - 20)
= 32 - 12
= 20.
Therefore, the number of students who study Spanish but not French is 20.