Of 350 male athletes at a high school, some play only basketball, some play only baseball, and some do both. If 250 of the males play basketball, and 120 play both sports, how many of the males play baseball?
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Responses
100
100
220
220
130
130
120
To find the number of males playing baseball, we need to subtract the number of males playing both sports from the total number of males playing basketball.
Total number of males playing basketball = 250
Number of males playing both sports = 120
Number of males playing only basketball = Total number of males playing basketball - Number of males playing both sports = 250 - 120 = <<250-120=130>>130
Since the total number of males playing basketball and baseball is 350, the remaining males who play baseball only would be 350 - (130 + 120) = <<350-(130+120)=100>>100.
Therefore, 100 of the males play baseball.
To find the number of males who play baseball, we need to subtract the number of males who play both sports from the total number of males who play basketball.
Given:
- Total number of males: 350
- Number of males who play basketball: 250
- Number of males who play both basketball and baseball: 120
Step 1:
Subtract the number of males who play both sports from the total number of males who play basketball to find the number of males who only play basketball:
250 - 120 = 130
Step 2:
Subtract the number of males who play basketball (including those who play both sports) from the total number of males to find the number of males who only play baseball:
350 - 130 = 220
Answer:
Therefore, 220 of the males play baseball.