Of 350 male athletes at a high school, some play only basketball, some play only baseball, and some do both. If 250 of the males play basketball, and 120 play both sports, how many of the males play baseball?

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Responses

100
100

220
220

130
130

120

1 answer

To find the number of males playing baseball, we need to subtract the number of males playing both sports from the total number of males playing basketball.

Total number of males playing basketball = 250

Number of males playing both sports = 120

Number of males playing only basketball = Total number of males playing basketball - Number of males playing both sports = 250 - 120 = <<250-120=130>>130

Since the total number of males playing basketball and baseball is 350, the remaining males who play baseball only would be 350 - (130 + 120) = <<350-(130+120)=100>>100.

Therefore, 100 of the males play baseball.