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Question from daniel, a student:

motors inc manufactured 325 cars with automatic transmission,216 with power steering ,and 89 with both these options. How cars were manufactured if every car has at least one option?

Suppose you counted all the cars with automatic transmission and your friend Rob counted all the cars with power steering. How many cars were counted twice? How many cars are there in total?

Penny

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