Question

The Venn diagram shows the number of employers who ranked skills important for careers in their field.

C represents communication, T represents technical skills, and M represents the ability to handle money.

Circles C, T, and M overlap. Circle C contains 9, circle T contains 7, and circle M contains 19. The overlap of C and M contains 22, the overlap of M and T contains 21, and the overlap of T and C contains 18. The overlap of all 3 circles contains 25.

How many employers ask that employees be skilled in communication and handling money?

47
50
67
86

Answer 1

47

The C-and-M overlap includes the C∩M-only region (22) plus the all-three region (25): 22 + 25 = 47.