Saturday, December 10, 2011

How Many Students

In a class, there are 9 students with green eyes, 11 students brunette, and 3 students who are neither green-eyed nor brunette. If 6 students are green-eyed brunettes, how many students are in the class?


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Answer: 17

Solution 1:

9 (Green Eyes) + 11 (Brunettes) + 3 (neither) – 6 (Green-eyed Brunettes) = 17

Solution 2:

9 – 6 = 3 (Green Eyes but not Brunette)
11 – 6 = 5 (Brunette but not Green Eyes)
3 (neither)
6 (Green-eyed Brunettes)
3 + 5 + 3 + 6 = 17

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