Provide an Appropriate Response

question 16

Multiple Choice

Provide an appropriate response.
-In a group of 42 students, 22 take history, 17 take biology and 8 take both history and biology. How many students take biology, but not history?

• A) 22
• B) 5
• C) 17
• D) 9

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Definitions:

Six-figure Accuracy

A level of precision where a numerical value is accurate to six digits.

Division

A mathematical operation where a number is divided by another number to find how many times the latter is contained in the former.

Negative Exponent

A mathematical expression that denotes division, specifically using powers of the base number to represent fractions or division by that base number.

Unknown Variable

A symbol in a mathematical equation or expression that represents a value which is not yet known but is to be found.