In a hotel 60% has a vegetarian lunch while 30% had non-vegetarian lunch and 15% has both types of lunch. If 96 people were present, how many did not eat either type of lunch?
- 20
- 24
- 26
- 28
- 30
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Answer: B
Approach: Use percentages for the union, then convert once.
Solution: Union = 60% + 30% − 15% = 75%.
Neither = 100% − 75% = 25%.
25% of 96 = 24.
Answer: B