A study was recently done in which the brand preference for breakfast cereal was analyzed against the gender of the shopper. The study consisted of 200 male shoppers and 300 female shoppers. Three different cereal brands were considered: A, B, and C. A total of 250 female shoppers preferred brand A, 25 female shoppers preferred brand C. A total of 100 shoppers preferred brand B. The number of male shoppers that preferred brand B was:
A) 25.
B) 100.
C) 75.
D) 50.

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Since 250 female shoppers preferred brand A and 25 preferred brand C, this accounts for 275 of the 300 female shoppers. Therefore, the remaining 25 female shoppers must have preferred brand B. Given that a total of 100 shoppers preferred brand B, and we know 25 of these are female, the number of male shoppers that preferred brand B must be 100 - 25 = 75.

A Study Was Recently Done in Which the Brand Preference