MHB Why Do Some Students Appear to Be Double-Counted in Math Enrollment Figures?

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The discussion centers around a math enrollment problem at FLC High School, where students appear to be double-counted in enrollment figures. The total number of students enrolled in various math courses exceeds the total student population, leading to confusion about how many students are not enrolled in any math class. Participants suggest that the problem may contain a typo or that the calculations are incorrect, as one participant consistently arrives at a negative number. After analyzing the Venn diagram and enrollment overlaps, it is concluded that 14 students are likely not enrolled in any math course. The conversation emphasizes the importance of accurately interpreting enrollment data to avoid discrepancies.
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The question as follows:

Hypothetically, there are 158 grade 12 students at FLC High School, 92 have enrolled in Data Management, 71 have enrolled in Advanced Functions, and 40 have enrolled in Calculus. The math students include 14 who are taking both Data Management and Advanced Functions, 18 are taking Data Management and Calculus, 11 are taking Advanced Functions and Calculus. Lastly there are 8 brave souls taking all three maths.How many grade 12 students at FLC High school not enrolled in any math class?

Note: I keep getting -10 as an answer.
According to my teacher this question isn't wrong and it's do-able.
But there is a trick. (?)

+++++

Additional Info:

Ended up with 8 in the center of the diagram.

10 between calculus and data.
6 between data and Advanced Functions.
3 between Advanced Functions and Calculus.

Lastly 60 in Data, 54 in Advanced Functions, and 19 in Calculus.

These are all the students enrolled in the courses.

So to get not not enrolled I did:

=158-68-19-54-6-10-3-6-8
=-10

(Or total students in grade 12 - ∑all the numbers in the Venn Diagram

The problem is I can't have negative number for students not enrolled in any math course.
They are more people taking math courses then there are students.in the school.
 
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Hello, Rido12!

There are 158 students at FLC High School.
92 in Data Management (D).
71 in Advanced Functions (A).
40 in Calculus (C).
14 in both D and A.
18 in both D and C.
11 in both A and C.
8 in all three.

How many students are not enrolled in any math class?

Note: I keep getting -10 as an answer. . I agree.
According to my teacher this question isn't wrong
. . and it's do-able.
Either your teacher has a typo in the problem
. . or you copied it incorrectly.

Code:
              * * *       x x x
          *     D     x     A     x
        *           x   *           x
       *           x     *           x
                      6
      *           x       *           x
      *    68     x       *     54    x
      *           x o o o *           x
                o           o
       *      o    x  8  *    o      x
        *    o  10  x   *   3  o    x
          *           x           x
            o * * *       x x x o
            o                   o
            o                   o
                     19
             o                 o
              o               o
                o     C     o
                    o o o
I too get a total 168 students.
 
soroban said:
Hello, Rido12!


Either your teacher has a typo in the problem
. . or you copied it incorrectly.

Code:
              * * *       x x x
          *     D     x     A     x
        *           x   *           x
       *           x     *           x
                      6
      *           x       *           x
      *    68     x       *     54    x
      *           x o o o *           x
                o           o
       *      o    x  8  *    o      x
        *    o  10  x   *   3  o    x
          *           x           x
            o * * *       x x x o
            o                   o
            o                   o
                     19
             o                 o
              o               o
                o     C     o
                    o o o
I too get a total 168 students.

I've attempted a solution that might work.

Because of the wording of the question,
Code:
              * * *       x x x
          *     D     x     A     x
        *           x   *           x
       *           x     *           x
                      14
      *           x       *           x
      *   52     x       *  38  x
      *           x o o o *           x
                o           o
       *      o    x  8  *    o      x
        *    o  18  x   *   11 o    x
          *           x           x
            o * * *       x x x o
            o                   o
            o                   o
                    3
             o                 o
              o               o
                o     C     o
                    o o o

The people that were exclusively taking for example Data Management and Calculus, DO NOT go under the people that have done Data Management Calculus Advanced Functions. Am I right or wrong?

If you add them together and subtract, (158-144) = 14 students are doing none.

Can anyone confirm?
 
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Rido12 said:
I've attempted a solution that might work.

Because of the wording of the question,
Code:
              * * *       x x x
          *     D     x     A     x
        *           x   *           x
       *           x     *           x
                      14
      *           x       *           x
      *   52     x       *  38  x
      *           x o o o *           x
                o           o
       *      o    x  8  *    o      x
        *    o  18  x   *   11 o    x
          *           x           x
            o * * *       x x x o
            o                   o
            o                   o
                    3
             o                 o
              o               o
                o     C     o
                    o o o

The people that were exclusively taking for example Data Management and Calculus, DO NOT go under the people that have done Data Management Calculus Advanced Functions. Am I right or wrong?

If you add them together and subtract, (158-144) = 14 students are doing none.

Can anyone confirm?

This looks right to me. I think you are correct in your surmise that those taking A and D are not in the group taking all three.
 
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