A total of 28 percent of american males smoke cigarettes, 7 percent smoke cigars, and 5 percent smoke both cigars and cigarettes. (a) what percentage of males smokes neither cigars nor cigarettes? (b) what percentage smokes cigars but not cigarettes?

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2 July, 12:46

A total of 28 percent of american males smoke cigarettes, 7 percent smoke cigars, and 5 percent smoke both cigars and cigarettes. (a) what percentage of males smokes neither cigars nor cigarettes? (b) what percentage smokes cigars but not cigarettes?

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Reina · Answer 1

A - 60%

b - 9.5%

for a you add them then subtract from 100

Gisselle Pittman · Answer 2

(a) By drawing a Venn diagram, it can be seen that the percentage of males that smoke neither cigarettes nor cigars is:

100 - (23 + 5 + 2) = 70%.

(b) Also from the Venn diagram, we can see that the percentage that smoke cigars but not cigarettes = 2%.