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UKMT Pink Kangaroo, 2018

Algebra Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

At the University of Bugelstein you can study Languages, History and Philosophy. 35% of students that study a language study English. 13% of all the university students study a language other than English. No student studies more than one language. What percentage of the university students study Languages?

(A) $13\%$ (B) $20\%$ (C) $22\%$ (D) $48\%$ (E) $65\%$

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