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REASONING PREPARATION FOR THE GED TEST
8. At a retail cosmetics store, 18 items are offered as free samples. Of these items.
12 are produced by large companies and 10 have been recommended by a
magazine. Six are produced by large companies and have also been
recommended by a magazine.
How many of the samples are not produced by large companies but have been
recommended by a magazine?
A.
4
B.
6
C.
16
D.
18
2
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13

Sagot :

Answer:

  A.  4

Step-by-step explanation:

Of 18 free samples 10 are recommended by a magazine. Six of those are produced by large companies. You want to know the number recommended by a magazine that have not been produced by large companies.

Recommended

Of the 10 samples recommended by a magazine, 6 are produced by large companies. The remaining 4 are not.

  4 of the samples are not produced by large companies, but have been recommended, choice A.