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The results of a survey of customers at a pet supply store showed 36 owned mice, 32 owned parrots, and 14 owned both mice and parrots. How many owned either a mouse or a parrot?

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54 people owned either a mouse or a parrotVenn diagramA Venn diagram is an illustration that uses circles to show the relationships among things or finite groups of things.Number of people that owned only mice = 36 - 14 = 22Number of people that owned only parrot = 32 - 14 = 18Number of people that owned either a mouse or a parrot = 22 + 18 + 14 = 5454 people owned either a mouse or a parrotFind out more on Venn diagram at: