Acarpenter has several boards of equal length, he cuts 3/5 of of each board. after cutting the boards the carpenter notices that he has enough left over to make up the same length as 4 of the original boards. how many boards did the carpenter start with?

Quick! a survey of 57 customers was taken at a bookstore regarding the types of books purchased. the survey found that 33 customers purchased mysteries, 25 purchased science fiction, 18 purchased romance novels, 12 purchased mysteries and science fiction, 9 purchased mysteries and romance novels, 6 purchased science fiction and romance novels, and 2 purchased all three types of books. a) how many of the customers surveyed purchased only mysteries? b) how many purchased mysteries and science fiction, but not romance novels? c) how many purchased mysteries or science fiction? d) how many purchased mysteries or science fiction, but not romance novels? e) how many purchased exactly two types of books?