Sports Choices

48 fourth graders compared the sports they were playing.

In a group of 48 students, 12 play only soccer, 16 play only baseball, and 9 play both sports.

How many students play neither sport?

Try using  a Venn Diagram to help you solve this problem.

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How many students play neither sport? Please explain your thinking.

   

Here's who has answered correctly so far:

Sofia C.    Nina W.     Adam S.     Brenner B.

Hannah J.        Samir K.       Henry T.      Nina M.

Giri S.            Jack T.                Karan S.       Malvika G.

Yasmin S.      Anna E.              Adam H.

Harrison S.      Brent B.             Kameron M.

Hana G.          Samyu K.

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Based on a problem from the Math Olympiad.