Jasmine is reviewing recent orders at her deli to determine which meats she should order. She found that of 1,000 orders, 550 customers ordered turkey, 305 customers ordered ham, and 225 customers ordered neither turkey nor ham. Based on this data, how many of the next 1,000 customers will order both turkey and ham? Show your work, and use complete sentences.

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crashonce · Answer

Because 225 ordered neither, therefore we can safely say that 855 is the max for the turkey and ham. Now 1000-225 = 775 (turkey, ham, or both). This means that there were 855 customers with either or both but 775 with either but NOT both. THerefore there were 855-775 customers who ordered both.
Therefore, there where 80 customers who ordered both.