How many students are taking at least one of the three classes?

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There are 72 students.  Of these, 27 are taking Business, 24 are taking English, and 32 are taking Math.  12 are taking both Business and Math, 11 are taking Math and English, and 7 are taking Business and English.  4 students are taking all three classes.  How many students are taking at least one of the three classes? 

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The number of ways of achieving success that is the total number of possible outcomes is called probability. It is a quality or state of being probable or something that is probable or the ratio of number of outcomes in an exhaustive set of equally likely outcomes that produces a given event to the total number of possible outcomes is called probability.

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