<p>Can someone remind me what this one was about? What was the question?</p>
<p>It was the language one... like with 30 students and the number of students in German was the same in both... or something.
The very last question... It asked about the number of Italian students.
People here have established that the answer was 6. But a few people (including myself) put 9 for that question.</p>
<p>What did you put?
(Btw, welcome to CC).</p>
<p>I kind of remember it. I can't remember what I put though! If anybody could give me a little bit more detail I might be able to remember. </p>
<p>If it is just there are 30 students, and the number in German is the same in both then it would be 6. I can't believe I can't remember this one. I hope I put 6!</p>
<p>Thanks for the welcome.</p>
<p>Okay the wording was something like : 'There are 30 students taking a language course. These students study Italian, German, or both. If three more students study German than Italian and the number of students who study any one language is equal to the number who study both, then how many students study only Italian?'</p>
<p>I put 9. It seemed so obvious when I figured it out at the time, but now I can't remember how I arrived at that answer. So, I'm not very helpful haha. And reading every else's posts...I think I got it wrong =(</p>
<p>You probably thought when they mentioned study one language that it only meant the amount of people that only studied one language (Italian or German) and not combined.. that was probably it..</p>
<p>:'( I think I may have put 9! This is the only one I got wrong so far! Why doesn't 9 work? If 9 study only Italian, 9 study both, and 12 study only german, wouldn't that satisfy the equation?</p>
<p>^ That's what I thought too...
I'm too lazy to go back and read the 6 justification...
I hope it's 9.</p>
<p>that was my logic! I remember I did something involving 18 + 12 = 30 so I probably did that! <em>prays</em></p>
<p><waiting for="" some="" 6="" bubbler="" to="" come="" here="" and="" shatter="" us=""></waiting></p>
<p>cant you just draw a venn diagram and place german on the left, both in the center, and italian on the right. Then place 15 in the center, 9 for german and 6 for italian. This gives you 15 for italian and german which is equal to both, which is also 15. I got 6 from this.</p>
<p>lol, please someone explain why it would be 6. Is there any possibility it could be both?</p>
<p>^ NO?
It was a multiple choice question... not a free response one.</p>
<p><calling narcissa="">?</calling></p>
<p>the question says the same amount of people who study both languages is equal to the amount of people who only study one language, so it has to be 9 study german, 6 study italian, and 15 study both which means 15 people study one lang. while 15 people study both</p>
<p>I understand now braves. Thanks Feed also. I still can't remember what I put, lol, but I just really hope I didn't slip up and put 9!</p>
<p>braves explained it so eloquently...
Crap.</p>
<p>Now I know it's 6.
So much for hoping it's 9...</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Hahaha! Did anyone else notice the answers to the problem were actual numbers used in the problem?</p>
<p>A. 6 (Italian)
B. 9 (German)
C. 15 (both)</p>
<p>Stinkin' Collegeboard...grr!</p>
<p>^ Why is that funny?
It's not funny.</p>
<p>It makes me want to cry. I friggin spent 3 mins on this friggin problem. Frug.
I even drew like 3 venn diagrams (and I know I've mentioned this before).</p>
<p>I asked my teacher about this question today...
It is DEFINITELY 6.</p>
<p>:(</p>
<p>And it was so easy.</p>
<p>Let x = boths, and boths=onlyGerman + onlyitalian. So you have 30 total=2x
X=15
G+I=15
S+(S+3)=15
S=6</p>